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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Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
2
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
12
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
3
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
11
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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