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
28
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Casale Monferrato
2
Ferrara
4
Florence
9
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Modena
2
Naples
2
Pisa
1
Rome
4
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
16
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
12
dark brown
8
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
8
11
4
12
1
3
5
4
2
6
5
7
2
8
1
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
22
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
15
Italian
11
Latin
27
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
10
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
28
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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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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