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
3
Italy
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Spain
1
Cities
Antwerp
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Bourges
1
Casale Monferrato
2
England
1
Italy
1
London
1
Pisa
1
Segovia
1
Stirling
1
Toledo
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
5
normally
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
5
12
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
4
8
6
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
quintuple
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
hybrida
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
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Material: paper (with parchment)
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: roman
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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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