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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Catalonia
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Naples
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Rome
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Segovia
1
Seville
1
Toledo
1
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
1
dark brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
1
6
2
7
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
3
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
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: red
Other decoration frequency: occasionally
Painted initials type: zoomorphic initial
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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