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
Italy
5
Cities
Bologna
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Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
2
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
4
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
5
2
6
4
7
3
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
7
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
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Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Copy language name: Italian
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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