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
6
France
2
Germany
1
Italy
11
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
4
France
7
Girona
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
28
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
2
none visible
8
normally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
3
12
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
5
6
6
12
7
12
8
15
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
13
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
8
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
poor
1
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
4
French
18
Italian
6
Latin
24
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
14
poor
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
7
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
often
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
5
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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