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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Italy
14
Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
10
Naples
1
Rome
2
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
6
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
10
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
2
3
4
4
1
6
1
7
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
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
4
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
11
Italian
8
Latin
14
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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