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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Belgium
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France
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Italy
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Cities
Bourges
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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Florence
3
France
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Padua
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
1
5
1
6
2
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
quintuple
1
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
embellished final barline
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Borders frequency: rarely
Copy language name: Latin
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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