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
Italy
11
Cities
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
7
2
8
1
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
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
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
11
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
flourished
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Borders frequency: rarely
Locations part of: Italy
Physical format: upright
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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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