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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Cities
Ferrara
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Florence
6
Milan
1
Modena
3
Naples
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Padua
1
Rome
3
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
14
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
11
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
9
dark brown
3
gold
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
12
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
16
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: high
Locations part of: Italy
Multiple texts: no
Type of notation: void mensural
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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