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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France
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Italy
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Mantua
1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
2
4
2
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
French
8
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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