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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Cities
Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
2
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
6
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
2
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
3
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Colour of staves: brown
Multiple texts: yes
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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