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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France
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Cities
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2
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
16
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
14
normally
3
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
9
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
5
2
6
8
7
5
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
12
quintuple
1
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
14
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
18
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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