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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Florence
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Rome
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St Gall
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
2
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
2
4
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
2
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
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Penned initials type: historiated
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Colour of text: brown
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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