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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Locations of Origin
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France
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Basel
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Germany (South)
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
6
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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printed staves
2
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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12
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2
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3
4
4
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5
3
6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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