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
21
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Casale Monferrato
3
Florence
9
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Modena
1
Naples
2
Pisa
1
Rome
1
Siena
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
14
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
12
dark brown
8
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
2
11
4
12
1
2
1
3
5
4
3
5
1
6
5
7
2
8
1
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
13
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
17
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
14
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
5
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: brown
Locations part of: Italy
Multiple texts: yes
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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