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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Arundel
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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Flanders
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
28
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
28
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
21
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14
12
5
13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
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2
9
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9
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11
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18
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20
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20
8
26
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
23
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
4
quadruple
5
single
27
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
15
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
6
German
1
Latin
27
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
21
display script
29
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
high
16
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
3
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
29
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
15
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
18
occasionally
9
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Separate text: no separate text
Type of script: display script
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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