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
7
Cities
Florence
7
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
6
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
4
1
6
3
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
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
7
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
6
Italian
5
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
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
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
1
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
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Pricking frequency: normally
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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