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
4
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
7
Italy
6
Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
2
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
1
Florence
6
France
4
Germany (South)
1
London
6
Mechelen
2
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
10
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
5
none visible
9
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
3
single rastrum
12
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
5
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
6
4
5
5
3
6
7
7
6
8
11
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
12
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
9
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
12
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
2
French
13
Italian
7
Latin
20
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
11
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
9
grey
1
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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