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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Belgium
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Antwerp
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15
Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
33
Format
oblong
1
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
26
11
13
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
3
4
6
5
13
6
15
7
17
8
22
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
25
none
5
quadruple
6
single
26
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
poor
1
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
4
French
9
German
1
Latin
32
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
14
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
24
display script
19
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
1
brown
2
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
5
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
24
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Non verbal performance instructions: custodes
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Number of staves: 11
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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