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
5
France
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
5
Florence
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Mechelen
4
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
tablebook
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
8
7
5
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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