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
11
Spain
1
Cities
Florence
7
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
12
parchment
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
1
3
4
5
1
6
5
7
1
8
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
11
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
13
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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