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
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Cities
Florence
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
2
Physical type
choirbook
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
2
Format
oblong
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
5
1
6
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
2
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
Other Decoration Type
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Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: French
Copy language name: Spanish
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Separate text: no separate text
Type of notation: void mensural
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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