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
Austria
1
Belgium
5
Czech Republic
1
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Portugal
1
Cities
Brussels
4
Casale Monferrato
1
Coimbra
1
Eton
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Hradec Králové
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
5
Munich
1
Paris
1
Savoy, France
1
Switzerland
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
6
Format
oblong
2
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
6
red
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
5
4
6
5
7
6
9
7
7
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
7
none
4
single
14
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
11
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
12
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
6
brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
17
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Penned initials type: flourished
Colour of text: red
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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