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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Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
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Ferrara
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1
Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment)
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Material
parchment
33
Format
oblong
1
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
1
none visible
9
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
6
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
20
11
9
12
3
2
3
3
2
4
7
5
10
6
13
7
17
8
23
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
7
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
poor
1
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
13
Italian
2
Latin
29
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (italic)
1
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
13
poor
1
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
33
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Other decoration frequency: often
Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical type: choirbook
Ruling medium: double rastrum
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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