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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Belgium
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Italy
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Augsburg
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Savoy, France
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Venice
3
Production method
Manuscript
34
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
14
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
3
never
5
none visible
19
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
14
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
2
12
1
2
4
3
7
4
7
5
10
6
15
7
11
8
13
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
22
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
18
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
n/a
3
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
25
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
31
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
10
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
20
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
3
brown
19
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
12
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
15
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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