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
4
Physical type
choirbook
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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6
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
4
4-part single page
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5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
4
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
historiated
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 7
Colour of text: dark brown
Number of staves: 9
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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