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
Austria
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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
3
Flanders
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Fossombrone
2
France
1
Mechelen
2
Milan
1
Munich, Germany
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
3
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
5
Format
oblong
8
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
5
never
1
none visible
6
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
2
2
3
4
4
8
5
14
6
12
7
6
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
4
quadruple
2
single
10
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
n/a
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
Italian
3
Latin
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
n/a
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
2
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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