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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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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Mantua
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
6
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Material: paper
Penned initials frequency: normally
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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