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
France
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Cities
Florence
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
paper
2
parchment
1
Format
oblong
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
2
Latin
3
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
signa congruentiae
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Physical format: oblong
Type of script: cursive
Physical type: choirbook
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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