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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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Cities
Bologna
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Brussels
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
5
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
quadruple
1
single
6
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Copy language name: French
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Number of staves: 9
Pricking frequency: none visible
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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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