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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Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
20
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
35
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
17
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
11
none visible
26
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
22
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
2
13
3
14
1
2
5
3
13
4
9
5
7
6
9
7
9
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
21
single
19
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
3
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
20
German
7
Italian
12
Latin
38
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
6
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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