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
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
4
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
4
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Non verbal performance instructions: space-filler
Pricking frequency: occasionally
Type of script: display script
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
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