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
Belgium
2
France
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Italy
11
Cities
Bruges
2
Catalonia
1
Florence
8
France
3
Italy
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
oblong
11
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
5
never
1
none visible
12
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
10
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
12
7
4
8
4
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
9
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
n/a
5
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
4
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
14
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
16
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
n/a
5
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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