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
Ferrara
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Florence
3
Fossombrone
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Milan
1
Naples
2
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
Format
oblong
6
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
1
none visible
4
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
3
1
4
3
5
2
6
3
7
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
n/a
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
n/a
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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