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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
1
Number of staves
4
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7
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
Colour of Text
brown
2
Multiple Texts
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Other decoration frequency: occasionally
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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