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
Italy
8
Cities
Belgium
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Venice
4
Production method
Manuscript
6
Printed work
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
12
parchment
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
8
never
1
none visible
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
1
4
2
5
3
6
9
7
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
5
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
n/a
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
13
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
n/a
8
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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