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
15
Germany
5
Italy
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
9
Germany (South)
5
Mechelen
13
Verona
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
24
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
1
none visible
6
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
12
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
9
6
10
7
13
8
18
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
4
quadruple
2
single
22
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
German
1
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
8
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
18
display script
16
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
24
brown
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
Physical format: upright
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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