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
Austria
8
Belgium
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France
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Germany
10
Italy
3
Cities
Augsburg
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Bourges
1
Brussels
5
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Mechelen
7
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
24
Material
paper
15
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
24
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
3
12
1
2
11
3
10
4
14
5
17
6
20
7
24
8
20
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
8
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
19
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
7
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
23
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
24
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
18
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: brown
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Painted initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Presence absence of text: untexted
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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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