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