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
France
1
Italy
2
Cities
Florence
2
France
3
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
Material
parchment
5
Format
oblong
1
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
1
4
1
6
1
7
2
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
4
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2440, 1515-1525, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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