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
France
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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
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Cognac
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Ferrara
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Florence
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France
3
Italy
3
Paris
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
6
parchment
6
Format
oblong
3
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
4
3
6
2
7
4
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
11
quintuple
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
12
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
poor
1
Colour of Text
brown
12
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Copy language name: Latin
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Locations part of: Belgium
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Production method: Manuscript
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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