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
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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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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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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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
1
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10
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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
4
2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
6
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
7
Italian
6
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
1
historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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