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
Austria
1
Belgium
1
Czech Republic
1
Germany
2
Italy
3
Portugal
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
3
Cities
Basel
3
Belgium
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
1
France
1
Germany
2
Leipzig
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Mantua
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1
Munich
1
Prague
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
15
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
7
none visible
8
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
8
15
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
5
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
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
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
14
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
5
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: untexted
Material: paper
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
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