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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Barcelona
1
Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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London
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Mantua
2
Modena
1
Naples
1
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1
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1
Vic
1
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
20
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
1
6
8
7
4
8
2
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
22
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
22
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
10
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
French
10
Italian
9
Latin
19
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Indentation for initials: none
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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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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