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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Bologna
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Ferrara
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Mantua
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Naples
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Siena
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
2
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
not specified
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
n/a
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
2
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
n/a
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
diagrams
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Colour of text: black
Locations part of: Italy
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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