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
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
12
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
12
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
6
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
9
7
8
8
9
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
5
single
15
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
3
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
5
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
9
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
15
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
4
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Locations name: Pisa
Material: paper
Number of staves: 10
Multiple texts: yes
Separate text: no separate text
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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