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
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Great Britain
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Italy
5
Spain
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
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Basel
1
Brussels
1
Florence
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France
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Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Rheinfelden
1
Rome
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Tarazona
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
2
5
3
6
7
7
4
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
9
Spanish
2
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
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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