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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Cities
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Florence
2
France
6
Germany (South)
1
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
5
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
7
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
quintuple
1
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
10
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
8
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
7
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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