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
6
Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Catalonia
1
Coimbra
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
France
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Rome
1
Seville
1
Staffarda
1
Tarazona
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
11
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
4
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
2
11
3
12
1
4
1
6
2
7
1
8
2
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
5
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
8
dark brown
4
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
11
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material: paper
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Other decoration type: decorative final long
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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