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
13
Italy
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
9
Ferrara
2
Mechelen
11
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
20
Material
parchment
20
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
3
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
10
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
6
6
8
7
10
8
16
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
19
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
3
quadruple
4
single
16
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
12
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
18
display script
15
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Material: parchment
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Colour of staves: black
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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