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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Basel
1
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Brussels
6
Catalonia
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Coimbra
1
Ferrara
4
Germany
1
London
2
Mechelen
7
Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
18
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
1
none visible
3
normally
5
often
4
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
7
6
11
7
11
8
13
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
9
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
15
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
very high
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
2
French
7
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
9
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
1
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
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