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
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Basel
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France
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Staffarda
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
7
Format
oblong
2
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
11
2
2
1
4
3
6
1
7
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
brown
7
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
7
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Material: paper
Other decoration frequency: occasionally
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Cambrai, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 18 (20), c. 1520, All folios
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