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
Belgium
3
Great Britain
2
Italy
4
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bologna
1
Brussels
2
Florence
1
London
2
Mechelen
2
Naples
2
Rome
1
Seville
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
8
parchment
4
Format
oblong
3
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
1
3
3
4
2
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
3
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
12
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
2
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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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