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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Girona
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Modena
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
6
parchment
2
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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2
1
3
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4
1
5
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6
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7
1
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Other decoration frequency: rarely
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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