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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Countries
Italy
9
Cities
Florence
9
Italy (North)
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
8
parchment
1
Format
oblong
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
2
1
3
5
4
1
6
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
8
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
8
Italian
9
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
8
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Physical format: oblong
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Locations name: Florence
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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