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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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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London
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Mechelen
4
Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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12
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
5
7
7
8
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9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
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
2
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
4
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
11
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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