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
Italy
20
Cities
Florence
11
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
18
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
Format
oblong
12
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
14
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
7
gold
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
1
3
5
4
5
5
3
6
8
7
4
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
none
14
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
4
n/a
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
12
German
1
Italian
18
Latin
14
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
6
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Locations part of: Italy
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Dijon, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 517, c. 1465-80, All folios
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