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
19
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Bologna
1
Ferrara
5
Florence
3
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Modena
1
Naples
3
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
3
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
15
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
5
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
2
never
4
none visible
8
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
8
7
2
8
3
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
16
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
14
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
n/a
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
11
Italian
7
Latin
18
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
humanistic
1
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
2
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
11
often
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Locations part of: Italy
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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