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
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Italy
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Cities
Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
tablebook
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
3
1
4
2
6
5
7
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
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
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
blue
1
brown
8
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
6
Italian
6
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
5
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
brown
9
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: brown
Locations name: Florence
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
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