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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Belgium
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Italy
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Casale Monferrato
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Cognac
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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
3
dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
6
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12
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13
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4
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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
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
quadruple
2
single
11
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
1
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
humanistic
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Pricking frequency: always
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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