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
9
choirbook (fragment(s))
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Material
paper
8
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
6
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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7
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8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
4
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Latin
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Type of notation: void mensural
Number of staves: 13
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.107bis, 1510-1513, All folios
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