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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
1
Switzerland
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Cities
England
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
France
1
Italy (North)
2
Pordenone
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
10
Format
oblong
1
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
6
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
5
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
13
1
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
6
7
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
5
red
3
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Material: parchment
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Copy language name: Latin
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Casale Monferrato, Italy, Archivio Capitolare, Fondo Musicale 4 (olim D(F)), , All folios
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