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
5
Switzerland
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Cities
Florence
3
France
2
Italy
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Naples
1
Rome
1
St Gall
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
3
Format
oblong
5
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
4
2
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
n/a
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
8
Italian
4
Latin
7
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
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
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
n/a
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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