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
5
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
3
France
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
3
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
dark brown
4
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
4
1
5
1
6
5
7
2
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
7
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
6
Spanish
2
n/a
1
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
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Copy language name: Dutch
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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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