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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Belgium
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Florence
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Naples
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Rome
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
4
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
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6
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7
4
8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
6
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
5
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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