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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Italy
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Spain
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Belgium
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Florence
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France
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1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Siena
1
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1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
4
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
4
1
6
4
7
3
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of text: brown
Indentation for initials: single
Material: paper
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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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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