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
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
10
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
5
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
4
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
10
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
Number of staves: 6
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Physical type: choirbook
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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