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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Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (fragment)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
8
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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3
1
4
3
5
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6
4
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
8
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
6
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
10
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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