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
28
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Bologna
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
8
Fossombrone
2
Milan
2
Naples
2
Padua
1
Rome
3
Siena
3
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
5
Production method
Manuscript
19
Printed work
9
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
9
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
2
2
1
3
2
4
10
5
7
6
11
7
3
8
1
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
5
single
28
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
11
gold
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
7
n/a
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
9
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
10
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
n/a
9
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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