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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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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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12
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13
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
4
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
5
triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
1
poor
2
very high
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very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Copy language name: Latin
Material: paper
Number of staves: 12
Number of staves: 7
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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