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
11
Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
6
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Naples
2
Rome
2
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
7
parchment
4
Format
oblong
3
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
1
4
1
6
3
7
5
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
8
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
6
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
10
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Copy language name: French
Locations part of: Italy
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Presence absence of text: untexted
Type of notation: void mensural
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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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