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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Spain
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Belgium
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Casale Monferrato
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Florence
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France
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Mantua
1
Modena
1
Naples
1
Segovia
1
Siena
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
7
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
10
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
2
11
3
6
2
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
10
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
10
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: brown
Physical format: upright
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Production method: Manuscript
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Dijon, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 517, c. 1465-80, All folios
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