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
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Germany
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
2
Flanders
1
Florence
1
France
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
1
Tarazona
2
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
3
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
4
3
5
1
6
4
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
2
quadruple
2
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Latin
9
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Multiple texts: yes
Pricking frequency: always
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Dijon, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 517, c. 1465-80, All folios
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