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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Italy
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Belgium
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Florence
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France
5
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
6
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
6
8
6
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
9
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
10
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
7
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Copy language name: French
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one or two texts
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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