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
Belgium
3
Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
5
Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Augsburg
1
Brussels
2
England
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Florence
3
France
3
Germany (South)
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Munich
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Naples
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
21
Format
oblong
2
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
21
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
8
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
5
12
2
13
3
14
3
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
9
6
9
7
8
8
12
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
7
quadruple
2
single
16
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
7
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
Italian
3
Latin
18
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
3
brown
4
light brown
2
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
none visible
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
4
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Material: parchment
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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