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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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
3
Italy (North)
1
Mechelen
4
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
13
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
5
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
7
single
7
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
humanistic
1
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of notation: black
Copy language name: French
Locations part of: Italy
Other decoration type: decorated letters
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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