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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Cities
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Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
3
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
3
11
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12
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2
2
3
3
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5
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6
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7
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8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
7
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Material: paper
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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