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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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Florence
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Germany
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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Leipzig
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London
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Paris
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Pisa
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Spain
1
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Troyes
1
Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
7
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
3
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
12
4
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
8
5
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
1
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
poor
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
ornament
1
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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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