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
5
Italy (North)
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Florence
2
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy
3
Naples
1
Rome
1
Staffarda
1
Switzerland
1
Turin
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
3
1
4
4
5
2
6
2
7
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
11
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
4
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
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Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Copy language name: French
Separate text: no separate text
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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