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
5
Italy
6
Spain
3
Cities
Belgium
1
Brussels
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
France
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
5
Naples
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
5
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
7
11
2
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
5
7
7
8
10
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
5
single
12
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
15
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
3
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Number of staves: 2
Type of notation: void mensural
Ruling medium: freehand
Number of staves: 6
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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