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
30
Cities
Bologna
4
Casale Monferrato
4
Ferrara
2
Florence
5
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Milan
3
Modena
5
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Rome
4
Siena
2
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
27
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
26
parchment
4
Format
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
18
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
30
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
13
11
8
12
6
13
1
14
1
15
1
6
5
7
2
8
2
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
18
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
17
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
7
Italian
5
Latin
27
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
26
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
20
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
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Colour of staves: brown
Locations part of: Italy
Physical format: upright
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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