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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Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Belgium
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Brussels
2
Ferrara
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Florence
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5
Naples
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1
Pisa
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Rheinfelden
1
Rome
2
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2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
5
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
10
11
2
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
8
7
7
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
9
single
15
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
12
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
19
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
poor
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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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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