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
8
Cities
Florence
3
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
3
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
4
1
6
6
7
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
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
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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