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
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Arundel
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Brussels
1
Florence
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Halberstadt
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Leipzig
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Mechelen
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Seville
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Tarazona
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Torgau
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
5
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
4
12
4
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
6
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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