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
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Cities
Padua
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
2
Physical type
choirbook
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
Format
oblong
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
gold
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
Number of staves
5
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
2
Latin
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Copy language name: Italian
Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 5
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 464, c. 1510-1520, with additions c. 1540, All folios
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