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
11
Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
10
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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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
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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12
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13
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14
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5
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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
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
8
single
4
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
poor
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
French
6
German
11
Italian
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
8
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
7
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Copy language name: German
Colour of staves: brown
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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