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