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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Countries
Belgium
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Spain
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
15
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
tablebook
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Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
15
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
12
2
2
3
3
3
4
7
5
5
6
5
7
8
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
10
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
14
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
19
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Presence absence of text: untexted
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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