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
Belgium
5
France
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
5
Switzerland
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Basel
1
Brussels
5
Burgundy
1
Florence
3
France
3
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
5
Milan
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rheinfelden
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
9
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
4
1
5
3
6
12
7
6
8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
9
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
8
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
3
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
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