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
8
Cities
Florence
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Italy
2
Milan
2
Modena
1
Naples
2
Rome
2
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
11
Format
oblong
3
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
9
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
1
4
2
5
1
6
2
7
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
11
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
7
Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
7
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Material: parchment
Number of staves: 9
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 3
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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