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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Great Britain
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Cities
Basel
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1
Florence
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Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
2
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
12
1
2
1
4
1
6
2
7
2
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Extra space: none
Number of staves: 8
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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