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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Countries
Belgium
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5
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Florence
4
France
3
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3
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
8
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
5
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
10
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
2
3
3
4
6
5
1
6
7
7
5
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
12
Italian
7
Latin
9
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
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 one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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