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
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France
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Italy
10
Spain
4
Cities
Belgium
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
6
France
5
Italy
2
Mantua
1
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1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
2
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
11
normally
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
13
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
2
6
7
7
5
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
17
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
9
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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