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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Belgium
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
3
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
2
3
4
4
5
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6
3
7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
quintuple
1
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Flemish
1
French
8
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
3
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
2
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 464, c. 1510-1520, with additions c. 1540, All folios
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