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
3
Great Britain
3
Italy
28
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
3
Catalonia
2
England
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
11
Fossombrone
2
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
3
London
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
2
Milan
1
Naples
3
Rome
5
Venice
6
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
30
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
10
never
3
none visible
16
normally
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
16
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
2
3
3
4
11
5
8
6
19
7
9
8
9
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
18
quadruple
2
single
25
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
11
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
16
n/a
10
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
end symbol
10
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
1
French
19
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
30
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
hybrida
3
roman
5
rotonda
7
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
14
n/a
10
poor
3
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
4
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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