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
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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bourges
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Brussels
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Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
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France
4
Mechelen
2
Milan
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Tarazona
2
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
17
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
3
12
2
2
2
3
1
4
6
5
4
6
7
7
5
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
12
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
13
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
10
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
16
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
14
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
19
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
22
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of notation: brown
Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: Dutch
Copy language name: French
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Pricking frequency: sometimes
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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