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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France
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
1
Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
choirbook
32
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
Format
oblong
9
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
9
none visible
23
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
32
dark brown
2
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
single rastrum
36
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
14
11
8
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
4
4
8
5
4
6
9
7
7
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
31
single
19
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
21
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
35
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
17
poor
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
2
end symbol
6
none
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
22
German
5
Italian
9
Latin
36
Spanish
5
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
37
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
23
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
7
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
16
poor
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
46
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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