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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Austria
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
1
Brussels
12
Germany (South)
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Mechelen
12
Munich
8
Naples
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Rome
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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
25
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
9
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
10
4
13
5
19
6
25
7
23
8
24
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
19
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
5
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
15
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
6
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
display script
25
hybrida
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
18
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
24
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 6
Type of script: display script
Indentation for initials: single
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
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