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
Italy (North)
1
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
10
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
12
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
4
gold
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
3
4
4
2
6
6
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
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
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
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
12
Italian
13
Latin
14
Spanish
4
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
12
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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