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
Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
3
Cities
Basel
3
Bologna
1
England
1
Ferrara
1
France
1
Germany
3
London
1
Mantua
1
Prague
1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
8
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
6
single rastrum
8
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
12
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
6
7
8
8
14
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
13
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
5
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
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Type of notation: void mensural
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Number of staves: 8
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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