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
8
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
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Material
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
3
never
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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5
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
7
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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