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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Countries
Italy
22
Cities
Florence
13
Italy
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
2
Milan
1
Naples
1
Pisa
1
Pordenone
1
Rome
2
Venice
2
Production method
Manuscript
20
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
tablebook
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
16
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
7
gold
1
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
2
1
3
6
4
6
5
3
6
10
7
4
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
none
14
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
5
n/a
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
13
German
1
Italian
20
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
8
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
often
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Frottole I, Venice, Italy, 1504, , "Die. xxviii. Nouembris Salutis anno M.ccccciiii.", All
Frottole II, Venice, Italy, 1505, , "Die.viii. Ianuarii Salutis anno M.ccccciiii.",
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