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
Austria
1
France
1
Germany
2
Great Britain
4
Italy
8
Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Florence
4
Fossombrone
2
Freiburg
1
Glarus, Switzerland
2
Innsbruck
1
London
4
Munich
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Switzerland
1
Tarazona
3
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
18
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
single leaf
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
4
never
6
none visible
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
printed staves
5
single rastrum
6
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
14
1
2
3
3
8
4
10
5
8
6
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
1
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
German
3
Italian
7
Latin
17
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
20
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
8
n/a
3
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
4
flourished
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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