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
16
Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
16
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
9
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
12
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
8
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
2
1
3
5
4
4
6
3
7
2
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
12
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
11
Italian
11
Latin
12
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
9
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
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
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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