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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Cities
Florence
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France
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Milan
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Naples
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Rome
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Spain
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
2
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
3
8
2
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
4
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
display script
1
hybrida
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Type of script: hybrida
Monophonic notation: absent
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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