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
2
France
1
Great Britain
1
Netherlands
1
Cities
Bourges
1
Brussels
2
England
1
France
3
Mechelen
2
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
8
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
4
6
7
7
8
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
quintuple
1
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Latin
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Material: parchment
Number of staves: 7
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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