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
2
France
1
Italy
2
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Florence
1
France
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Tarazona
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
2
5
1
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
quintuple
1
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
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
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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