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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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
5
parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
3
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
3
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
brown
7
gold
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
7
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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