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
5
partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
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single leaf
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
16
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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14
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8
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4
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6
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
2
2-part score
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2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
5
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
12
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
16
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
4
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
11
German
3
Italian
11
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
6
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
15
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
often
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Physical format: oblong
Colour of notation: brown
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
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