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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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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single leaf
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Material
paper
9
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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n/a
1
never
7
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
2
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
3
13
3
14
3
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
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6
5
7
2
8
2
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
2
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
none
4
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
11
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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