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
11
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
8
Florence
1
France
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
11
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
6
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
7
6
10
7
10
8
14
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
3
quadruple
3
single
16
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
9
Italian
2
Latin
17
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
18
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (italic)
1
display script
14
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
poor
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
4
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
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