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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Spain
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Cities
Barcelona
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Girona
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Netherlands
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
12
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
10
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
6
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
3
2
1
3
1
4
5
5
3
6
5
7
3
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
13
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
8
Latin
18
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
8
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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