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
Basel
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Florence
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1
Siena
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1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
13
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
13
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
1
6
7
7
7
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
quintuple
1
single
12
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
21
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
16
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
4
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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