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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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
3
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
none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
2
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
3
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4
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
5
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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