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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Cities
Florence
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Italy
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Milan
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Rome
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
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Material
paper
11
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
11
freehand
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
3
2
1
3
2
4
5
5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
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Type of notation: void mensural
Material: paper
Ruling medium: double rastrum
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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