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
Italy
6
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
France
1
Italy
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
1
7
1
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
9
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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