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