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
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Italy
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Cities
Bruges
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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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France
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Italy
3
Milan
1
Modena
2
Rome
2
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
9
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
12
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
3
1
4
3
6
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
6
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
12
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
3
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Non verbal performance instructions: space-filler
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
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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