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
1
Cities
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Siena
1
Production method
Manuscript
2
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
1
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
2
never
1
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
1
straightedge
1
Number of staves
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
4-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
2
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
n/a
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Copy language name: Italian
Indentation for initials: single
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole. Libro primo, Siena, Italy, 1515, , "M.D.XV.Die vero .XXX.mensis augusti",
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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