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
3
Belgium
5
Germany
4
Italy
7
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Brussels
3
Ferrara
5
Florence
2
France
3
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
3
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
18
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
5
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
25
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
3
12
1
2
6
3
5
4
7
5
9
6
9
7
14
8
14
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
8
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
9
Italian
1
Latin
23
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
13
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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