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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Austria
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3
Production method
Manuscript
85
Physical type
choirbook
49
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
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
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
66
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
27
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
1
never
24
none visible
41
normally
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
43
dark brown
11
light brown
5
n/a
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
11
freehand
6
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
21
11
10
12
9
13
6
14
4
15
2
2
9
3
19
4
21
5
15
6
25
7
16
8
19
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
53
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
49
single
44
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
16
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
58
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
28
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
16
other
5
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
5
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
void mensural
80
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
85
high
6
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
6
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
1
French
29
German
13
Italian
24
Latin
77
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
69
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
37
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
11
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
13
display script
5
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
67
high
18
poor
9
Colour of Text
black
42
blue
3
brown
44
dark brown
6
light brown
4
red
17
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
53
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
flourished
5
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
21
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
24
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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