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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Cities
Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Portugal
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Tarazona
3
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
4
4
5
2
6
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Indentation for initials: single
Physical format: oblong
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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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