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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Italy
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Cities
Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
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12
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Type of notation: void mensural
Indentation for initials: none
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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