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
Belgium
2
France
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Great Britain
2
Italy
8
Spain
4
Cities
Belgium
1
Bruges
1
Catalonia
1
England
1
Florence
5
France
5
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
London
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
2
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
16
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
6
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
12
normally
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
3
6
9
7
9
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
20
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
13
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
8
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
1
French
17
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
21
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
11
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
13
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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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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