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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Florence
9
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
8
parchment
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
8
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
1
3
4
4
2
6
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
8
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
7
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
Italian
7
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
7
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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