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
Germany
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Belgium
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Catalonia
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England
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Florence
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France
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Halberstadt
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Leipzig
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Naples
1
Rome
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Seville
1
Torgau
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
1
6
3
7
5
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
French
6
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Presence absence of text: untexted
Multiple texts: yes
Indentation for initials: single
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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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