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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Czech Republic
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
12
parchment
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
11
light brown
1
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
13
Number of staves
10
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11
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2
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4
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5
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6
5
7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
7
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
10
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
3
Latin
11
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
11
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Type of script: cursive
Pricking frequency: none visible
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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