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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Paris
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
3
Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
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Number of staves
2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
3
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 5
Physical format: oblong
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Type of notation: void mensural
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 464, c. 1510-1520, with additions c. 1540, All folios
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