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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Spain
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Cities
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Florence
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1
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2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
11
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
15
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
1
2
3
3
1
4
7
5
2
6
7
7
5
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
16
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
14
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
20
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 95,2, Second half of 15th century, Single folio
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