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
Germany
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Cities
Germany (South)
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Pisa
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
2
6
3
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
littera notabilior
1
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Number of staves: 6
Physical format: upright
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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