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
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Great Britain
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Italy
6
Spain
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Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Catalonia
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
4
Girona
1
Italy
1
Mechelen
1
Rome
1
Stirling
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
9
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
2
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
6
7
3
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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