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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Bologna
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Florence
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1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
1
none visible
10
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
5
2
6
4
8
3
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
n/a
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
Italian
8
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
roman
3
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
n/a
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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