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
18
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Casale Monferrato
2
Ferrara
1
Florence
5
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Modena
2
Naples
3
Padua
1
Rome
3
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
Format
oblong
4
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
13
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
4
12
1
4
1
5
1
6
6
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
13
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
12
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
11
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
16
Spanish
4
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
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
n/a
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Locations part of: Italy
Material: paper
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 13 (olim 138), 1482, All folios
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