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
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Cities
Ferrara
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Florence
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Milan
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
8
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
9
Spanish
1
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
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
often
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Locations part of: Italy
Presence absence of text: untexted
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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