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
Italy
14
Italy (North)
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Florence
6
Italy
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Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Modena
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Staffarda
1
Turin
1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
8
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
10
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
1
3
5
4
2
6
4
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
10
Italian
10
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
13
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
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Locations part of: Italy
Penned initials frequency: normally
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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