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
Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
27
Italy (North)
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Portugal
1
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
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Augsburg
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1
Wittenberg
3
Production method
Manuscript
51
Physical type
choirbook
44
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
10
none visible
23
normally
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
29
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
2
3
4
4
6
5
3
6
16
7
9
8
15
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
37
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
51
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
32
single
28
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
20
other
4
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
blue
2
brown
28
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
13
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
1
French
21
German
3
Italian
15
Latin
45
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
31
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
11
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
9
poor
9
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
14
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
11
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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