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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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
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Catalonia
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Florence
2
Girona
1
Italy
4
Milan
2
Modena
2
Rome
2
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
11
parchment
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
9
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
13
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
13
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
6
4
5
6
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: brown
Separate text: no separate text
Ruling medium: double rastrum
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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