PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Austria
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
25
Spain
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Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
40
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
33
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
3
never
2
none visible
21
normally
5
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
6
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
4
4
9
5
5
6
17
7
9
8
10
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
11
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
43
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
27
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
18
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
French
19
Italian
14
Latin
37
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
18
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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