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
4
France
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
19
Spain
7
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
2
England
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
14
France
6
Girona
1
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
3
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
choirbook
32
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
3
none visible
22
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
20
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
26
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
7
12
3
2
2
3
7
4
9
5
4
6
13
7
10
8
14
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
32
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
23
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
26
other
1
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
15
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
13
pointers
7
repeat signs
41
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
1
Flemish
1
French
25
German
2
Italian
20
Latin
32
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
25
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
9
display script
5
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
19
poor
7
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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