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
Great Britain
5
Italy
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Silesia
3
Cities
Florence
2
Italy (North)
2
London
5
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Portugal
1
Siena
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
14
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
single leaf
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
2
never
5
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
14
1
2
1
3
5
4
7
5
3
6
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
7
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
1
n/a
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
7
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
6
cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
2
n/a
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
often
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
5
flourished
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole. Libro primo, Siena, Italy, 1515, , "M.D.XV.Die vero .XXX.mensis augusti",
Fioretti di frottole barzelette capitoli strambotti e sonetti libro secondo, Naples, Italy, 1519, , "Mccccc xviiii ad viiii de Octtobro", 48f.
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