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
Germany
2
Great Britain
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Italy
3
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
England
2
Florence
2
France
2
Germany (South)
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Munich
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
13
Format
oblong
2
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
3
14
3
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
4
2
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
7
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
13
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
3
brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
none visible
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
3
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Material: parchment
Level of calligraphy text: high
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
Florence, Italy, Opera di S Maria del Fiore. Archivio Musicale, Parte V. Ms. 21, c. 1480, All folios
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