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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Cities
Barcelona
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Brussels
2
England
1
Ferrara
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Florence
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Mechelen
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Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
9
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
6
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
6
7
4
8
5
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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