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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Locations of Origin
Countries
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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Basel
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Burgundy
1
Florence
2
France
2
Milan
1
Paris
1
Rheinfelden
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
6
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
8
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
5
1
6
5
7
1
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
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
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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