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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Italy
5
Italy (North)
1
Cities
Casale Monferrato
2
Italy
1
Pisa
1
Siena
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
6
1
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
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
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
Colour of Text
brown
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: very high
Number of staves: 9
Penned initials frequency: normally
Pricking frequency: often
Separate text: no separate text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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