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
16
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
12
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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none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
16
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
4
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3
2
1
3
2
4
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5
1
6
7
7
4
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
quintuple
1
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
16
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
12
Italian
10
Latin
14
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
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
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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