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
12
Italy (North)
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Cities
Bologna
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
2
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
2
Naples
1
Padua
1
Rome
2
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
11
3
6
2
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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