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
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
5
parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
5
normally
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
3
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4
3
5
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6
5
7
4
8
5
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
9
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
French
9
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
7
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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