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
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Portugal
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Cities
Brussels
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Coimbra
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Flanders
1
Mechelen
16
Munich
4
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
24
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
1
none visible
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
25
Number of staves
1
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19
11
11
12
3
2
6
3
5
4
9
5
16
6
18
7
18
8
23
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
25
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
2
quadruple
4
single
23
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
8
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
25
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Type of script: display script
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Indentation for initials: double
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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