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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France
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Bourges
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Florence
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Halberstadt
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Torgau
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
2
parchment
2
Format
oblong
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upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
1
11
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12
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13
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
quintuple
1
single
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
3
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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