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
31
Italy (North)
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
4
Ferrara
1
Florence
9
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Milan
2
Modena
5
Naples
3
Rome
4
Siena
2
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
29
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
21
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
21
dark brown
7
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
2
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
9
7
4
8
1
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
21
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
26
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
2
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
14
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
28
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
24
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
12
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
2
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
15
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
1
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: brown
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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