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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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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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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none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
7
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
quadruple
3
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
7
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
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
hybrida
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roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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normally
1
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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