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
Italy
10
Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
9
Italy
2
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
9
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
3
1
4
4
6
4
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
8
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
2
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
10
Italian
7
Latin
9
Spanish
3
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
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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