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
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
21
parchment
12
Format
oblong
12
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
5
never
9
none visible
14
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
printed staves
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
11
11
7
12
2
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
5
4
6
5
8
6
13
7
6
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
16
single
19
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
14
n/a
4
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
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Language
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English
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Flemish
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French
11
German
3
Italian
7
Latin
31
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
4
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
16
n/a
4
poor
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
4
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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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