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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
4
Florence
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Hradec Králové
1
Mechelen
4
Tarazona
3
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
3
4
9
5
5
6
5
7
5
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
single
9
triple
3
varies
1
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
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Number of staves: 4
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: single
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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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