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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Bologna
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Casale Monferrato
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Mantua
1
Milan
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Modena
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Naples
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Rome
5
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
20
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
15
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
10
11
2
4
1
5
1
6
5
7
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
16
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
9
Italian
5
Latin
23
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
17
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of script: cursive
Number of staves: 2
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Colour of text: dark brown
Other decoration frequency: occasionally
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Florence, Italy, Opera di S Maria del Fiore. Archivio Musicale, Parte V. Ms. 21, c. 1480, All folios
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