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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Countries
Italy
15
Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
8
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Naples
2
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
8
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
3
3
3
4
4
5
1
6
6
7
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
n/a
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
12
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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