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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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Belgium
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Brussels
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Catalonia
1
Flanders
1
Florence
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France
6
Italy (North)
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Mantua
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2
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Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
10
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
2
2
3
5
4
4
5
5
6
11
7
6
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
14
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
19
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
10
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
22
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
22
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
hybrida
5
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
13
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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