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
Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Florence
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Padua
1
Rome
2
Vic
1
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
5
Material
paper
5
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
single rastrum
1
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
12
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
5
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Ruling medium: double rastrum
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Colour of text: black
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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