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
Cities
Florence
11
Italy (North)
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
8
parchment
3
Format
oblong
8
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
8
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
1
3
4
4
2
6
2
7
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
7
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
11
Italian
9
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
7
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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