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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Italy
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Florence
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France
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Tarazona
3
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
22
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
12
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
10
dark brown
8
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
8
11
4
12
3
2
1
3
2
4
6
5
3
6
8
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
11
single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
11
pointers
2
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
12
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
20
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
7
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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