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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bourges
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Bruges
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Brussels
6
Ferrara
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Florence
3
France
2
London
1
Mechelen
6
Naples
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
18
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
9
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
9
7
10
8
13
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
6
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
15
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
3
French
19
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
18
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
3
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Multiple texts: yes
Copy language name: French
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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