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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Italy
31
Cities
Bologna
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Ferrara
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Florence
15
Fossombrone
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Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
3
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
3
Venice
3
Production method
Manuscript
26
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
5
never
6
none visible
16
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
12
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
1
3
5
4
8
5
4
6
14
7
5
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
22
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
n/a
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
18
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
25
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
10
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
5
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
n/a
5
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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