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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
3
France
3
Great Britain
2
Italy
24
Silesia
3
Switzerland
3
Cities
Basel
2
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
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Brussels
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1
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Italy (North)
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Savoy, France
1
Siena
1
Spain
1
St Gall
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
46
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
33
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
17
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
27
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
25
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
10
11
3
12
1
2
4
3
8
4
8
5
5
6
18
7
8
8
13
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part opening
12
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part opening
33
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
34
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
30
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
26
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
18
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
pointers
6
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
11
English
2
Flemish
1
French
35
German
6
Italian
21
Latin
39
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
19
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
7
provided with single incipit
47
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
34
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
8
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
21
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
3
brown
25
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
14
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
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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