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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Naples
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
2
5
1
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
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
ornament
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Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Production method: Manuscript
Penned initials type: flourished
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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