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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Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
11
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4
3
5
2
6
2
8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
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Other decoration type: decorative final long
Pricking frequency: none visible
Type of notation: void mensural
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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