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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Italy
3
Cities
Ferrara
1
Florence
2
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
7
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
2
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Locations part of: Italy
Material: parchment
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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