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
9
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
6
Coimbra
1
Flanders
1
Florence
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
8
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
19
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
6
normally
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
5
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
7
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
4
5
7
6
9
7
9
8
13
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
5
quadruple
4
single
18
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
4
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
12
Italian
1
Latin
21
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
10
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
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
3
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
12
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
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 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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