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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Cities
Flanders
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Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
1
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
quadruple
1
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Santa Maria Maggiore 26 (olim JJ.III.4), c. 1516-20, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
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