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
Austria
5
Belgium
5
France
2
Germany
6
Great Britain
4
Italy
13
Spain
2
Cities
Arundel
2
Bologna
1
Bourges
1
Bruges
1
Brussels
3
England
1
Florence
8
France
3
Germany (South)
2
Italy
3
London
2
Mechelen
4
Milan
1
Modena
1
Munich
4
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
2
Seville
1
Vienna
5
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
34
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
6
none visible
17
normally
8
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
15
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
9
12
5
13
4
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
8
4
15
5
12
6
19
7
16
8
19
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
29
3-part score
3
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
25
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
13
dark brown
6
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
41
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
17
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
35
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
3
display script
10
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
31
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
3
brown
16
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
16
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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