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
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
parchment
8
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
8
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
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6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
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
8
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
6
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Monophonic notation: present
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Ruling medium: freehand
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
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