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
Austria
1
Belgium
2
France
1
Germany
2
Italy
7
Spain
1
Cities
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Florence
5
France
4
Germany (South)
1
Italy
3
Mechelen
2
Munich
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Vienna
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
16
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
12
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
10
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
15
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
8
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
6
5
2
6
7
7
4
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
14
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
16
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
10
grey
1
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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