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
Austria
4
Belgium
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France
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Germany
3
Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
France
3
Mechelen
1
Munich
3
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
6
parchment
4
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
4
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
12
1
2
5
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
5
quintuple
1
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Indentation for initials: single
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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