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
15
Cities
Florence
15
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
14
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
3
4
4
3
6
4
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
10
Italian
11
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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