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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Production method
Manuscript
56
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
43
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
24
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
1
never
15
none visible
27
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
27
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
6
printed staves
4
single rastrum
39
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
8
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
8
3
12
4
18
5
12
6
21
7
12
8
15
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
56
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
22
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
28
single
28
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
12
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
53
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
12
poor
14
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
6
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
1
French
19
German
9
Italian
12
Latin
50
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
11
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
3
display script
11
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
18
poor
12
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
4
brown
24
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
8
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Production method: Manuscript
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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