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
1
Germany
2
Great Britain
5
Italy
2
Switzerland
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Bologna
2
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
Germany
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
5
Mechelen
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
5
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
12
4
13
2
14
2
15
2
3
6
4
1
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
3
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Colour of staves: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Pricking frequency: never
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
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