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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Belgium
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
Format
oblong
14
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
7
none visible
15
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
17
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
2
3
12
4
3
5
4
6
8
7
5
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
14
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
14
single
13
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
16
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
6
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
16
German
3
Italian
13
Latin
24
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
5
flourished
3
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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