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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Austria
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
1
Spain
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Switzerland
4
Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Austria
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Basel
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Belgium
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Germany (South)
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Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
71
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
61
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
32
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
71
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
8
none visible
27
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
50
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
4
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
59
straightedge
10
Number of staves
1
4
10
41
11
22
12
11
13
4
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
20
4
26
5
37
6
44
7
47
8
71
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
55
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
61
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
19
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
39
none
16
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
71
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
29
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
52
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
26
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
16
other
3
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
58
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
8
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
57
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
32
poor
5
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
5
French
22
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
63
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
68
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
35
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
21
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
35
poor
7
very high
19
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
58
blue
3
brown
13
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
44
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
19
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
4
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
23
occasionally
12
often
5
rarely
20
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Number of staves: 8
Indentation for initials: single
Production method: Manuscript
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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