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
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Bourges
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Italy (North)
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Naples
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
3
none visible
17
normally
6
often
1
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
12
4
3
1
4
4
5
2
6
9
7
5
8
6
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
32
quintuple
1
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
none
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
32
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
16
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
11
none
1
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
1
French
18
Italian
11
Latin
28
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
16
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Indentation for initials: none
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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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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