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