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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Italy (North)
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Cities
Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Milan
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Modena
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Naples
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Rome
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Staffarda
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Turin
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
9
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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6
5
7
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8
1
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
Italian
6
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Locations part of: Italy
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS F (= MaiM 3), 1508-34, All folios
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