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
Austria
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Belgium
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
3
Ferrara
5
Florence
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France
3
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
3
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
17
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
25
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
3
12
1
2
6
3
5
4
7
5
9
6
9
7
14
8
13
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
12
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
8
quadruple
2
single
16
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
7
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
Italian
1
Latin
23
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
14
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
14
occasionally
5
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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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