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
14
Cities
Florence
8
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
10
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
12
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
dark brown
6
gold
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
2
1
3
5
4
3
5
2
6
6
7
1
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
none
14
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
9
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
1
n/a
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
8
Italian
14
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
7
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Locations part of: Italy
Indentation for initials: none
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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