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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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Naples
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Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
6
4
7
2
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
Italian
7
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Copy language name: Italian
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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