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
Casale Monferrato
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Mantua
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
4
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
11
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: brown
Indentation for initials: none
Material: paper
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: none visible
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 36, c. 1515, All folios
Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 31 (olim H.C.30; = MaiM 71), c. 1510, All folios
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