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
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
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Coimbra
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Germany (South)
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London
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Mechelen
20
Munich
5
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Venice
2
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
47
Printed work
6
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
42
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
6
never
5
none visible
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
42
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
20
12
9
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
9
4
12
5
21
6
27
7
23
8
33
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
53
none
7
quadruple
6
single
44
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
49
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
20
n/a
6
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
7
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
11
Italian
1
Latin
50
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
30
display script
29
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
5
textura
10
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
19
n/a
6
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
33
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
6
historiated
5
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
11
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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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