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
3
Germany
1
Italy
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
4
2
5
4
6
3
7
6
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
4
humanistic
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Number of staves: 7
Multiple texts: no
Borders frequency: rarely
Physical format: upright
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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