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
15
Cities
Bologna
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Florence
6
Fossombrone
2
Italy
3
Naples
2
Siena
1
Venice
3
Production method
Manuscript
11
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
1
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
7
never
2
none visible
8
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
18
5
6
6
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
11
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
not specified
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
n/a
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
10
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
roman
4
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
n/a
7
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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