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
7
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Netherlands
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Brussels
4
Burgundy
1
England
1
Flanders
1
Florence
2
France
6
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
6
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Savoy, France
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
26
Format
oblong
4
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
9
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
10
6
13
7
10
8
18
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
6
quadruple
2
single
21
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
12
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
21
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
poor
2
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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