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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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
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Brussels
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Florence
1
France
2
Mechelen
2
Seville
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
6
parchment
5
Format
oblong
4
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
6
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
2
1
4
4
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Flemish
2
French
8
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
9
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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