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
5
Cities
Florence
5
France
1
Italy
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
7
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
4
2
6
1
7
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
Italian
3
Latin
5
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
5
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Cappella Giulia XIII 27, 1492-4, All folios
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