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
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Italy
14
Cities
Florence
12
France
2
Italy
1
Milan
2
Savoy, France
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
13
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
21
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
2
3
5
4
3
5
3
6
6
7
3
8
5
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
13
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
15
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
15
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
17
Italian
15
Latin
18
Spanish
3
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
14
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
3
brown
15
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
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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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