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
9
Italy
9
Cities
Brussels
6
Burgundy
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
9
Milan
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
4
12
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
10
7
9
8
11
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
10
quadruple
2
single
12
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
10
Italian
5
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
3
brown
9
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
23
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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