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
15
Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
15
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
13
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
9
dark brown
4
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
1
3
5
4
3
6
6
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
11
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
11
Italian
12
Latin
13
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
8
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Turin, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS Ris. mus I. 27 (olim Regia Biblioteca dell'Università, qm III. 59), c. 1500, All folios
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