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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France
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
5
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
7
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
3
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
4
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
7
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
French
8
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
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
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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