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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Florence
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Mantua
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Rome
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Spain
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Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
grey
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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