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
France
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Italy
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Cities
Belgium
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Florence
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France
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Italy
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Naples
3
Paris
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
6
5
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: Italian
Physical format: upright
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
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