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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Italy
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Florence
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Portugal
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Rome
3
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
Format
oblong
5
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
13
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
6
4
3
5
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6
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7
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
9
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
10
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
10
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
10
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
11
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
3
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Locations name: Brussels
Number of staves: 9
Painted initials frequency: never
Pricking frequency: always
Separate text: no separate text
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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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