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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Countries
Italy
18
Spain
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Cities
Bologna
1
Catalonia
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
4
France
1
Girona
1
Italy
2
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Modena
5
Padua
1
Pisa
1
Rome
4
Siena
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
3
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
22
11
4
12
3
13
1
6
3
7
1
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
14
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
13
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40091 (olim Z 91), c. 1516, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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