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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Countries
Great Britain
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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
Flanders
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Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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London
5
Mantua
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Milan
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1
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Switzerland
1
Tarazona
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Venice
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Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
29
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
13
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
Format
oblong
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
4
never
6
none visible
15
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
14
dark brown
7
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
1
printed staves
5
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
2
1
3
5
4
14
5
11
6
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
2
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
15
quadruple
1
single
13
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
8
n/a
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
17
German
4
Italian
14
Latin
24
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
roman
1
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
11
n/a
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Physical format: oblong
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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