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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Florence
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Germany
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Mantua
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Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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12
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2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
2
8
5
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: untexted
Ruling medium: freehand
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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