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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Czech Republic
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
18
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
3
Bourges
1
Burgundy
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Rheinfelden
2
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2
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1
Toledo
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
choirbook
29
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
2
none visible
18
normally
5
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
22
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
27
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
4
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
14
7
5
8
7
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
25
quintuple
1
single
17
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
38
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
16
poor
5
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
10
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
17
Italian
10
Latin
31
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
poor
7
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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