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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Austria
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Belgium
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
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Arundel
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1
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1
Venice
5
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
58
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
43
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
21
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
n/a
12
never
14
none visible
22
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
23
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
28
11
15
12
14
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
7
4
15
5
17
6
26
7
19
8
25
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
27
6-part opening
12
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
26
quadruple
3
single
43
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
69
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
7
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
24
n/a
11
poor
5
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
37
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
3
French
24
German
5
Italian
11
Latin
60
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
3
display script
16
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
4
rotonda
10
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
26
n/a
11
poor
4
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
3
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
24
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
4
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
17
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
26
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
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