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
7
Belgium
13
Germany
9
Italy
4
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
2
Basel
1
Brussels
12
Ferrara
1
Flanders
1
Florence
1
Germany
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
12
Munich
9
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
3
none visible
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
3
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
8
12
4
2
11
3
12
4
16
5
22
6
30
7
25
8
25
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
23
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
24
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
7
quadruple
2
single
26
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
16
poor
1
very high
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
5
none
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
10
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
21
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
17
poor
1
very high
9
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Physical format: upright
Separate text: no separate text
Multiple texts: yes
Colour of text: blue
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
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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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