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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
1
Eton
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Ferrara
3
Florence
11
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
6
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
13
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
7
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
11
7
3
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
10
2-part score
2
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
7
none
17
single
15
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
32
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
4
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
15
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
28
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
17
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
humanistic
3
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
15
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Number of staves: 8
Borders size: partial borders: one-sided
Painted initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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