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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Production method
Manuscript
84
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
57
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
53
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
17
upright
72
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
5
never
12
none visible
41
normally
7
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
39
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
5
red
6
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
67
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
5
10
32
11
18
12
16
13
8
14
2
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
9
3
14
4
20
5
20
6
34
7
17
8
29
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
33
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
48
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
57
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
30
none
43
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
64
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
14
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
57
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
28
other
2
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
62
blue
1
brown
30
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
8
void mensural
84
Monophonic Notation
absent
73
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
31
n/a
5
poor
9
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
4
French
29
German
6
Italian
9
Latin
82
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
89
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
30
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
22
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
32
n/a
5
poor
9
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
59
blue
6
brown
31
dark brown
4
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
historiated
6
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
10
often
13
rarely
15
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
vignette
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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