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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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
4
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6
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7
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
6
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: Dutch
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Presence absence of text: untexted
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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