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
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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9
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6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
none
11
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
14
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
10
German
3
Italian
10
Latin
11
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
9
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
14
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
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often
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material exact%3apaper
Physical format: oblong
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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