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
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Italy
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Cities
Ferrara
4
Florence
6
Mantua
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
Format
oblong
4
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
1
3
2
4
2
6
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
Italian
6
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
4
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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