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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Belgium
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France
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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England
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France
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Mechelen
7
Padua
1
Paris
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
3
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
17
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
4
never
3
none visible
7
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
3
4
6
5
20
6
16
7
12
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
quadruple
3
single
17
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
10
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
14
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Köln, Germany, Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek, MS 5 P 114 (olim 979), Late 15th or early 16th century, All folios
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