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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Bologna
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1
Naples
1
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
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upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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