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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Great Britain
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Cities
Belgium
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Catalonia
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1
Florence
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France
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Italy (North)
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Modena
1
Naples
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Rome
1
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Spain
1
Venice
5
Production method
Manuscript
13
Printed work
8
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
tablebook
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
8
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
2
2
1
3
2
4
5
5
5
6
14
7
6
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
n/a
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
18
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
21
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
n/a
8
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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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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