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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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London
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Rome
2
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
5
2
6
1
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
3-part opening
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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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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