PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
Toggle navigation
Home
Search
About
How to use the resource
Source list
Bibliography
Search
Search:
Filters
Date
Locations of Origin
Countries
Great Britain
4
Italy
8
Silesia
3
Cities
Flanders
1
Florence
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
3
London
4
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Portugal
1
Venice
3
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
16
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
4
never
5
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
printed staves
5
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
3
4
4
6
5
8
6
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
7
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
blue
1
brown
2
gold
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
3
n/a
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
10
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
roman
1
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
3
n/a
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
17
brown
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
signa congruentiae
1
Filters applied
Clear all filters
Colour of notation: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Physical format: oblong
Search results
1
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
1