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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Augsburg
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Brussels
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
7
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
6
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
2
17
3
13
4
14
5
15
6
14
7
13
8
14
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
7
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
8
hybrida
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
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Locations part of: Italy
Level of calligraphy text: n/a
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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