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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Belgium
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Cities
Basel
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Casale Monferrato
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
4
12
2
13
2
3
1
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Other decoration frequency: rarely
Pricking frequency: normally
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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