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
3
Cities
Florence
2
France
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
4
2
6
1
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
2
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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