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
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Italy (North)
1
Cities
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
3
Milan
2
Naples
1
Rome
3
Siena
2
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
12
Material
paper
9
parchment
3
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
5
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
2
6
2
7
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
7
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Indentation for initials: single
Locations part of: Italy
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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