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
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Italy
8
Cities
Florence
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Naples
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
2
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
2
1
3
1
4
1
6
4
7
4
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
6
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
6
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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