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
1
Germany
1
Italy
7
Silesia
3
Spain
2
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Catalonia
2
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
3
France
1
Girona
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
4
Format
oblong
8
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
8
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
2
3
3
4
3
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
2
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
14
German
5
Italian
5
Latin
18
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
13
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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