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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Cities
Ferrara
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Florence
9
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
6
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
6
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
6
3
7
1
8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
6
Italian
8
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
2
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Locations name: Florence
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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