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
8
Cities
Florence
4
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
2
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
9
7
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
5
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
6
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
8
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 6
Copy language name: Italian
Colour of text: brown
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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