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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Florence
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Milan
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
10
Format
oblong
7
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
dark brown
10
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
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triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
3
3
4
3
5
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8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Italian
4
Latin
9
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
5
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
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