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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Countries
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Spain
10
Switzerland
3
Cities
Augsburg
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Tarazona
4
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1
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1
Turin
1
Venice
1
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1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
72
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
55
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
46
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
11
none visible
36
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
29
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
52
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
4
10
30
11
17
12
11
13
4
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
9
4
11
5
12
6
26
7
18
8
25
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
25
2-part score
2
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
49
3-part score
3
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
60
4-part score
1
4-part single page
25
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
13
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
16
none
31
quadruple
1
single
47
triple
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
60
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
27
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
72
notation extended into margin
38
other
5
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
23
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
blue
1
brown
32
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
9
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
70
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
25
poor
6
very high
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
20
none
3
pointers
7
repeat signs
33
signa congruentiae
36
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
3
Flemish
2
French
33
German
5
Italian
21
Latin
66
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
61
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
41
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
40
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
9
display script
13
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
28
poor
9
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
4
brown
33
dark brown
13
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
27
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
41
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
28
occasionally
10
often
8
rarely
16
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
40
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
10
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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