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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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
7
never
1
none visible
2
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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3
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
n/a
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Italian
7
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
roman
4
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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diagrams
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Number of staves: 4
Type of notation: void mensural
Colour of notation: black
Locations part of: Italy
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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