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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Cities
Basel
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
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Milan
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
8
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
2
12
2
2
2
4
1
5
2
6
11
7
5
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
9
quadruple
2
single
8
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
16
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
5
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
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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