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
6
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
3
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Brussels
3
Cognac
1
England
1
France
2
London
1
Mechelen
5
Munich
1
Savoy, France
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
8
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
5
12
1
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
15
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
14
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
8
Italian
2
Latin
14
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
7
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
3
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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