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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Cognac
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
parchment
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Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
2
light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
7
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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3-part opening
3
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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Material: parchment
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
Dijon, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 517, c. 1465-80, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
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