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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Countries
France
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Italy
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Cities
Belgium
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Catalonia
2
Ferrara
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Florence
12
France
4
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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2
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2
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Segovia
1
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1
Siena
2
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
37
Physical type
choirbook
24
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
7
none visible
19
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
22
dark brown
8
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
9
11
3
12
2
2
2
3
7
4
6
5
3
6
10
7
6
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
25
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
27
dark brown
3
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
21
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
28
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
10
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
13
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
37
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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