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
16
Cities
Bologna
3
Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
2
Florence
4
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Modena
2
Naples
1
Padua
1
Rome
3
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
8
11
3
13
1
5
1
6
3
7
1
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
7
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Multiple texts: no
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Locations part of: Italy
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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