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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Germany
7
Great Britain
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Italy
19
Netherlands
1
Spain
5
Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
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1
Venice
1
Vienna
1
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1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
55
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
40
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
2
never
12
none visible
25
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
27
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
22
11
11
12
7
13
3
14
1
2
5
3
8
4
10
5
14
6
21
7
11
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
18
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
43
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
25
quadruple
1
single
37
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
13
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
8
full mensural
4
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
45
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
20
n/a
1
poor
9
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
12
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
2
French
18
German
9
Italian
11
Latin
46
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
50
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
29
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
10
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
27
n/a
1
poor
9
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
26
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
20
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
56
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
2
normally
16
occasionally
10
often
9
rarely
12
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
4
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
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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