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
Ferrara
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Florence
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France
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Italy
2
Rome
1
Seville
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
4
2
6
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
ornament
1
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Other decoration type: decorative final long
Other decoration frequency: rarely
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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