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
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Munich
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Naples
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Savoy, France
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Segovia
1
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Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
20
parchment
10
Format
oblong
15
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
30
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
20
dark brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
5
12
2
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
6
4
10
5
5
6
4
7
4
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
22
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
17
German
4
Italian
12
Latin
24
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
3
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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