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
France
1
Italy
4
Cities
Florence
2
France
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
1
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
2
1
3
2
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
5
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
5
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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