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
19
Germany
1
Italy
5
Italy (North)
1
Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
12
Ferrara
3
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
17
Rome
1
Staffarda
1
Tarazona
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
30
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
31
Number of staves
1
2
10
23
11
13
12
4
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
10
6
13
7
17
8
23
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
8
quadruple
3
single
25
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
10
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
10
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
22
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
31
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 9
Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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