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
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
15
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
5
single
15
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
12
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 8
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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