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
15
Cities
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
13
Italy
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Pisa
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
11
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
1
6
8
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
12
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
8
Italian
10
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
10
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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