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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France
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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
1
parchment
1
Format
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
Number of staves
11
1
7
1
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Colour of text: brown
Painted initials frequency: sometimes
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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