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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Florence
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Milan
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
Format
oblong
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
1
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
4
1
5
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
3
Latin
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
Colour of Text
blue
1
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: Italian
Level of calligraphy text: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 21, c. 1525, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2441, 1510-1515, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 464, c. 1510-1520, with additions c. 1540, All folios
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