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
1
Italy
12
Spain
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bologna
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
9
France
2
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Munich
1
Segovia
1
Spain
2
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
22
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
2
2
3
3
6
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
4
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
15
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
15
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
7
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
18
Italian
14
Latin
17
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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