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
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Germany
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Italy
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Innsbruck
1
Munich
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
St Gall
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
5
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
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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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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