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
23
Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Portugal
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Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
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Brussels
16
Cambrai
1
Coimbra
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Ferrara
2
Mechelen
21
Munich
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Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Prague
1
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1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
40
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
14
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
40
brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
33
11
19
12
9
13
2
2
4
3
4
4
9
5
16
6
20
7
21
8
32
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
9
quadruple
4
single
33
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
poor
1
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
4
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
38
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
25
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
29
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
26
occasionally
9
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
11
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Locations part of: Great Britain
Number of staves: 7
Painted initials type: plain initials
Physical type: choirbook
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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