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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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Milan
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
14
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
9
dark brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
1
single rastrum
2
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
2
1
3
5
4
6
5
1
6
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
11
Italian
11
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Physical format: oblong
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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