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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Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Modena
2
Naples
2
Rome
2
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
12
1
5
1
6
2
7
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Locations part of: Italy
Copy language name: Latin
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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