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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Bologna
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Casale Monferrato
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Munich
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Naples
2
Northamptonshire
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Rome
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
23
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
10
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
7
11
6
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
7
9
8
8
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
21
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
24
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
11
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
flourished
5
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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