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
12
France
1
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
8
Florence
2
Germany (South)
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
1
Mechelen
11
Munich
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
5
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
18
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
6
6
9
7
12
8
15
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
3
single
21
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
22
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
2
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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