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
Belgium
5
France
2
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
5
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
3
Catalonia
1
Cognac
1
Florence
3
Halberstadt
1
Leipzig
1
London
2
Mechelen
4
Milan
1
Segovia
1
Siena
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
8
Format
oblong
2
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
5
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
5
12
1
13
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
5
4
6
8
7
5
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
7
quintuple
1
single
13
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Type of notation: strene notation
Disposition of voice part: 3-part score
Type of notation: chant (square)
Multiple texts: yes
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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