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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3
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Vienna
4
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
113
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
82
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
62
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
44
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
27
upright
89
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
4
never
16
none visible
47
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
57
brown
41
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
9
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
91
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
7
10
43
11
24
12
11
13
4
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
19
4
28
5
33
6
44
7
32
8
45
9
43
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
39
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
43
2-part score
2
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
71
3-part score
2
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
82
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
15
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
43
none
44
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
81
triple
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
89
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
17
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
31
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
77
not in dedicated space
31
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
35
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
74
notation extended into margin
38
other
4
partial additional staves
45
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
79
blue
1
brown
36
dark brown
11
gold
2
light brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
10
void mensural
110
Monophonic Notation
absent
93
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
40
n/a
3
poor
8
very high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
33
signa congruentiae
51
signes-de-renvoi
59
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
11
English
3
Flemish
5
French
42
German
10
Italian
18
Latin
101
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
116
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
48
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
45
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
21
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
37
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
5
display script
31
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
28
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
52
n/a
3
poor
9
very high
24
Colour of Text
black
78
blue
6
brown
38
dark brown
10
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
45
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
63
yes
60
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
34
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
28
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
23
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
historiated
4
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
41
occasionally
18
often
15
rarely
21
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
48
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
20
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
20
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
11
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
vignette
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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