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
4
Cities
Naples
1
Padua
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
2
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
1
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
2
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
1
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
4
6
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
n/a
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (italic)
1
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
n/a
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
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Number of staves: 5
Locations part of: Italy
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 12, 1515-20, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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