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
Austria
7
Belgium
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France
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Germany
13
Great Britain
3
Italy
29
Netherlands
1
Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Bologna
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Brussels
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England
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Ferrara
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Leipzig
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Venice
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Vienna
7
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1
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1
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1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
55
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
48
choirbook (fragment)
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
52
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
16
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
11
never
11
none visible
24
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
25
dark brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
12
freehand
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
11
12
15
13
7
14
4
15
3
2
12
3
12
4
22
5
21
6
28
7
18
8
20
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
42
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
32
quadruple
1
single
39
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
66
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
63
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
29
n/a
11
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
cue notes
2
end symbol
3
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
13
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
57
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
2
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
30
n/a
11
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
17
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
45
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
normally
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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