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
19
Cities
Bologna
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
3
Florence
6
Milan
1
Modena
3
Naples
1
Rome
5
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
18
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
11
normally
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
9
11
2
6
5
7
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
13
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
4
Latin
19
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
15
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy music: high
Locations part of: Italy
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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