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
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Spain
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Girona
1
Italy
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
single rastrum
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
12
1
3
1
4
5
6
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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