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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France
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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6
2
7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
4
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
3
quintuple
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single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
3
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
Italian
1
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Number of staves: 6
Painted initials frequency: sometimes
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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