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
Belgium
9
Great Britain
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Italy
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
5
Burgundy
1
Ferrara
1
London
1
Mechelen
7
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
17
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
16
Format
oblong
1
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
17
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
8
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
4
7
9
8
11
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
4
quadruple
3
single
13
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
6
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
16
display script
12
humanistic
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
2
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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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