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
17
France
1
Germany
5
Great Britain
4
Italy
6
Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Brussels
11
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
2
France
1
Germany (South)
3
Halberstadt
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Leipzig
2
London
2
Mantua
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Mechelen
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1
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1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
5
none visible
11
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
42
11
20
12
9
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
2
4
3
5
10
6
17
7
18
8
27
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
29
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
14
quadruple
4
single
34
triple
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
18
poor
2
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
5
French
14
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
40
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (italic)
3
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
2
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
27
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
4
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
25
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
18
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Miniatures frequency: rarely
Pricking frequency: rarely
Production method: Manuscript
Material: parchment
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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