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
France
1
Italy
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Silesia
1
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
2
France
2
Mantua
1
Paris
1
Zagan
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
3
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
3
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
1
4
1
6
1
7
2
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
French
6
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: triple rastrum
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Type of script: cursive (italic)
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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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