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
Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Basel
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Florence
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France
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Halberstadt
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Naples
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Rome
1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
10
Format
oblong
1
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
4
13
1
4
1
6
2
7
3
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
not specified
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Material: paper
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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