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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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
5
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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2
2
2
3
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6
5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part score
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
2
brown
1
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
end-symbol
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Number of staves: 4
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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