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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Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
3
parchment
2
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
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normally
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sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
5
11
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 10
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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