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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Italy
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Cities
Belgium
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Bourges
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Brussels
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Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Flanders
1
Florence
1
France
4
Mechelen
10
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
18
Format
oblong
2
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
none visible
6
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
Number of staves
10
15
11
9
12
3
13
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
6
11
7
12
8
15
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
4
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
9
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
3
French
16
Italian
4
Latin
23
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
7
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Multiple texts: yes
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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