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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Countries
France
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Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended 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
always
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none visible
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
none
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quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
4
Italian
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Latin
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
Colour of Text
brown
3
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Colour of staves: brown
Level of calligraphy music: high
Material: parchment
Other decoration frequency: never
Physical type: choirbook
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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