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
19
Italy (North)
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
4
Florence
7
Italy
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Modena
3
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
13
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
14
dark brown
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
7
11
6
12
1
4
1
6
6
7
2
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
13
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
9
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
19
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
7
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Locations part of: Italy
Colour of text: brown
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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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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