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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Great Britain
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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
3
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
6
7
3
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
11
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
10
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
1
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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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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