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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Cities
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1
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1
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1
Wittenberg
2
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
14
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
5
none visible
9
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
1
13
1
14
1
6
3
7
3
8
9
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
12
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
18
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
7
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 9
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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