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
17
Italy (North)
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
3
Ferrara
2
Florence
7
Italy
1
Modena
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
Format
oblong
5
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
9
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
4
12
1
3
1
4
3
6
5
7
1
8
1
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
Italian
8
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
roman
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
6
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
5
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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