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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Countries
France
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Florence
5
France
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Italy
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Mantua
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
9
parchment
4
Format
oblong
5
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
11
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
13
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
9
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
11
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2
1
3
1
4
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6
3
7
4
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
quintuple
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
13
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
10
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
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
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
11
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Colour of staves: brown
Copy language name: French
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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