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
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Italy
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Florence
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Milan
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Production method
Manuscript
12
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
7
dark brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
single rastrum
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
2
1
3
5
4
5
5
1
6
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
Italian
9
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Physical format: oblong
Pricking frequency: none visible
Indentation for initials: none
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 32, c. 1496-1498, All folios
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