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
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Catalonia
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Girona
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Italy
3
Modena
1
Rome
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
9
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
6
2
7
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
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
8
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
6
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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