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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Belgium
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
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3
Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
19
tablebook
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Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
14
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
20
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
10
Italian
6
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
4
humanistic
1
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
20
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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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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