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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Ferrara
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Florence
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Mantua
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
5
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
6
2
7
1
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
8
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
3
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
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
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Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Indentation for initials: none
Locations part of: Italy
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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