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
Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mantua
1
Mechelen
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Munich
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Padua
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
2
parchment
3
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
ornament
1
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Colour of staves: brown
Locations name: Venice
Material: paper
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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