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
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
7
Spanish
3
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
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
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Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Physical format: oblong
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds latin MS 16664 (olim Sorbonne 1479), Late 15th century, All folios
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