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
Belgium
4
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
1
Italy
17
Spain
4
Switzerland
5
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
5
Bologna
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Catalonia
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2
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Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
36
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
43
Format
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
11
none visible
20
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
single rastrum
32
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
43
11
15
12
13
13
3
14
1
2
2
3
5
4
6
5
10
6
12
7
10
8
15
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
22
single
25
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
17
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
19
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
9
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
42
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
15
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
14
poor
6
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
26
brown
21
dark brown
3
red
12
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
9
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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