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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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Cities
Florence
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Naples
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Savoy, France
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Segovia
1
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
2
11
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4
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6
2
7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
9
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: French
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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