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
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Cities
Ferrara
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Florence
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Naples
2
Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Penned initials type: flourished
Colour of text: black
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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