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
12
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
9
France
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Milan
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
17
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
13
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
11
dark brown
6
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
1
2
2
3
7
4
3
5
3
6
6
7
3
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
17
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
13
German
1
Italian
17
Latin
14
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of notation: brown
Copy language name: Italian
Material: paper
Monophonic notation: absent
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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