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
France
1
Italy
10
Cities
Belgium
1
Florence
7
France
3
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Padua
1
Paris
1
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
12
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
13
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
17
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
3
6
8
7
4
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
13
Italian
17
Latin
13
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Copy language name: Italian
Colour of staves: brown
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 2 (olim L(B)), , All folios
Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 3 (olim P(E)), , All folios
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