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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
6
3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
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single
6
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
poor
1
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 6
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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