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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Italy (North)
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London
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Mechelen
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Milan
1
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1
Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
5
8
6
12
7
10
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
16
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
7
single
12
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
7
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
3
French
11
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
14
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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