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
Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Catalonia
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Florence
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Mechelen
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Naples
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1
Segovia
1
Seville
2
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
1
dark brown
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
1
13
1
2
1
4
1
6
5
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
9
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
9
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
4
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Pricking frequency: often
Material: parchment
Pricking frequency: always
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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