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
6
Germany
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Netherlands
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Cities
Brussels
6
Flanders
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Mechelen
6
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
4
12
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
5
6
10
7
7
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
1
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
3
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Pricking frequency: always
Number of staves: 6
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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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