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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Great Britain
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
2
none visible
2
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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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
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
6
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
German
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
ornament
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Colour of staves: brown
Type of notation: full mensural
Multiple texts: no
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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