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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Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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3
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7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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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
single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
3
blue
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brown
3
red
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Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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ornament
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Presence absence of text: untexted
Material: parchment
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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