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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Countries
France
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Italy
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Basel
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1
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Italy (North)
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1
Paris
2
Segovia
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
9
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
15
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
1
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
9
7
5
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
15
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
7
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
10
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
14
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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