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
9
France
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Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
11
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Bruges
2
Brussels
4
Cognac
1
Corbie
1
England
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
4
France
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
Material
parchment
27
Format
oblong
4
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
1
none visible
10
normally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
13
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
5
12
2
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
4
4
7
5
6
6
7
7
9
8
12
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
9
single
18
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
13
Italian
4
Latin
21
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
16
poor
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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