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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Belgium
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Florence
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
4
1
5
1
6
4
7
2
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
6
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
5
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
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
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Number of staves: 9
Other decoration frequency: normally
Number of staves: 12
Colour of text: red
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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