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
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Cities
Florence
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Naples
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Netherlands
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
3
parchment
2
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
5
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6
1
7
1
8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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