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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
9
none visible
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
10
dark brown
3
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
5
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
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3
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6
9
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7
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
9
single
13
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
7
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
3
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
20
Spanish
1
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
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
7
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Ruling medium: freehand
Physical format: upright
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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