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
Belgium
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
15
Spain
6
Cities
Bourges
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Catalonia
2
England
1
Ferrara
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
27
tablebook
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
14
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
13
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
2
2
1
3
1
4
2
6
12
7
7
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
24
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
16
quintuple
1
single
18
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
28
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
14
pointers
5
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
1
French
19
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
26
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
13
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
8
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
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Locations name: Belgium
Disposition of voice part: 5-part single page
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Copy language name: Italian
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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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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