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
4
Belgium
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Germany
4
Cities
Augsburg
1
Brussels
3
Mechelen
3
Munich
4
Munich, Germany
1
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
2
5
3
8
4
8
5
8
6
8
7
7
8
8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
3
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
6
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
end-symbol
1
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Colour of staves: brown
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Physical format: upright
Type of script: hybrida
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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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