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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Austria
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Augsburg
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Florence
6
Freiburg
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
tablebook
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Material
paper
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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5
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6
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7
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9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
10
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
7
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
6
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: brown
Number of staves: 3
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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