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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Brussels
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Netherlands
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Venice
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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
25
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
26
Material
paper
16
parchment
10
Format
oblong
2
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
15
11
9
12
5
2
11
3
13
4
17
5
21
6
26
7
22
8
24
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
7
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
14
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
26
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (italic)
1
display script
16
rotonda
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
n/a
1
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
25
brown
2
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Number of staves: 6
Physical type: choirbook
Separate text: no separate text
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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