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
9
Great Britain
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Italy
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Brussels
5
Burgundy
1
Flanders
1
France
1
London
5
Mechelen
7
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
4
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
5
none visible
7
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
4
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
11
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
5
4
3
5
8
6
7
7
9
8
16
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
3
quadruple
4
single
17
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
18
display script
15
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
6
flourished
5
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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