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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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Florence
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France
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Italy
3
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4
Milan
1
Naples
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2
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
single rastrum
16
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
2
12
1
13
1
2
1
4
5
5
4
6
5
7
5
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
11
quadruple
1
single
13
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
4
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
13
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
15
Italian
6
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
20
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
grey
1
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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