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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Cities
Bologna
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Italy (North)
2
Mantua
3
Milan
2
Modena
2
Naples
1
Padua
1
Rome
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
30
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
5
none visible
22
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
5
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
1
3
4
4
2
5
1
6
8
7
1
8
3
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
36
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
21
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
17
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
9
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
16
Italian
14
Latin
32
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
25
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
7
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
21
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
10
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
flourished
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
17
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: dark brown
Copy language name: French
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Locations name: Naples
Pricking frequency: never
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. III, 1520-4 and 1524-30, All folios
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