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
France
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Italy
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Portugal
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Cities
Bourges
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Cognac
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Coimbra
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Florence
1
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
single leaf
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
5
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
2
14
1
6
5
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
quintuple
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
9
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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