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 (North)
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
13
tablebook
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Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
3
12
2
3
1
4
1
6
6
7
5
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
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
12
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
10
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
13
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
3
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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