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
14
Cities
Bologna
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Florence
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
2
Naples
2
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
8
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
5
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
1
3
1
4
3
6
11
7
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
11
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
11
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
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Copy language name: Latin
Locations name: Catalonia
Non verbal performance instructions: pointers
Penned initials type: decorated
Physical type: choirbook
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 7-1-28, Late 15th century, All folios
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