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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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
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2
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3
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4
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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diagrams
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: red
Multiple texts: no
Indentation for initials: none
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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