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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France
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Italy
8
Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
32
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
18
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
8
none visible
21
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
5
single rastrum
29
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
11
11
3
12
1
2
18
3
22
4
46
5
25
6
26
7
22
8
22
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
21
single
31
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
19
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
2
English
2
French
12
German
8
Italian
7
Latin
34
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
11
hybrida
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
22
poor
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Number of staves: 4
Monophonic notation: absent
Production method: Manuscript
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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