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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Germany (South)
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9
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9
Munich, Germany
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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
26
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
Format
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
7
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
2
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
27
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
3
2
9
3
10
4
15
5
16
6
19
7
18
8
27
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
9
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
27
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
13
display script
17
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
22
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorative final long
1
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Number of staves: 8
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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