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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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Ferrara
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Flanders
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Germany (South)
2
Mechelen
11
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
19
Material
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
Number of staves
1
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10
14
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6
12
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13
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2
2
4
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5
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
19
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
6
quadruple
3
single
14
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
6
German
1
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
11
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
14
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Pricking frequency: always
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Production method: Manuscript
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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