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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Cities
Ferrara
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Florence
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Naples
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
2
11
1
4
1
6
3
7
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
3
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Planned initials frequency: rarely
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Locations part of: Italy
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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