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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France
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Germany
7
Great Britain
2
Italy
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Portugal
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Cities
Bourges
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Brussels
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Munich
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Paris
1
Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Venice
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Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
23
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
9
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
10
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
5
4
7
5
10
6
15
7
11
8
14
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
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
7
none
14
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
8
dark brown
2
gold
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
19
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
27
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
12
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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