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
Belgium
4
France
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Germany
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Italy
5
Spain
3
Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
1
Cognac
1
Ferrara
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Flanders
1
Florence
1
France
1
Germany (South)
3
Mechelen
4
Padua
1
Tarazona
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Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
15
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
11
brown
4
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
12
1
13
1
4
5
5
4
6
6
7
4
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
5
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
dark brown
4
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
16
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
20
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
4
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Pricking frequency: always
Production method: Manuscript
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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