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
11
Cities
Florence
6
France
1
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
1
dark brown
12
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
3
3
4
1
5
1
6
5
7
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
10
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
8
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
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Milan, Italy, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Sezione Musicale, Librone 2 (olim 2268), c. 1490-1500, All folios
Milan, Italy, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Sezione Musicale, Librone 1 (olim 2269), c. 1484-90, All folios
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