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
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Italy
9
Cities
Bologna
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Italy
1
Mantua
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Rome
2
Siena
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
1
12
1
6
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
9
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
7
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Locations part of: Italy
Material: paper
Type of script: cursive
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 32, c. 1496-1498, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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