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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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
4
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
1
4
1
5
1
6
6
7
4
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
11
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
5
Latin
7
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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