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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Belgium
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
2
Material
parchment
9
Format
oblong
2
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
9
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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littera notabilior
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Material: parchment
Colour of notation: brown
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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