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
France
1
Italy
9
Spain
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Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
France
2
Italy
2
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Seville
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
8
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
3
3
2
4
2
6
5
7
2
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
13
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
10
Italian
8
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
n/a
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
2
brown
11
grey
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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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