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
21
Cities
Bologna
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
11
Italy
1
Italy (North)
3
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Naples
2
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Rome
3
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
19
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
12
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
2
never
5
none visible
12
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
3
4
4
1
5
2
6
9
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
16
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
n/a
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
19
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
7
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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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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