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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Austria
6
Belgium
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France
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Germany
8
Italy
3
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
3
Cognac
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
Germany (South)
2
Italy
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
6
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
20
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
8
11
2
12
1
13
1
2
6
3
7
4
10
5
10
6
11
7
12
8
13
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
13
single
17
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
4
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
humanistic
2
roman
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
19
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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