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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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Arundel
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London
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Mechelen
12
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
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Paris
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
33
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
25
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
3
never
4
none visible
11
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
33
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
8
12
7
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
18
4
22
5
30
6
41
7
33
8
35
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
35
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
9
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
39
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
6
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
21
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
3
French
10
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
37
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
18
display script
22
rotonda
3
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
21
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
3
brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
25
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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