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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Basel
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Florence
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Milan
1
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1
Naples
1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
12
Format
oblong
6
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
6
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
1
dark brown
12
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
5
1
6
4
7
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
6
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: brown
Material: paper
Colour of staves: dark brown
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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