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
Italy
18
Cities
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
14
France
1
Italy
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
7
Format
oblong
16
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
15
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
13
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
2
1
3
5
4
8
5
2
6
7
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
16
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
16
Italian
15
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
11
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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