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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France
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
2
parchment
5
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
2
5
1
6
3
7
4
8
4
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
6
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
Italian
2
Latin
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
brown
6
light brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
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Locations name: France
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Type of notation: void mensural
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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