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
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Florence
4
France
3
Italy
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
13
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
4
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
16
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
9
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
10
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
13
Italian
6
Latin
11
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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