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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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
14
parchment
3
Format
oblong
6
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
11
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
3
12
4
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
4
6
10
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part score
2
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
French
6
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
16
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Multiple texts: no
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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