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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France
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
2
parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
5
dark brown
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light brown
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
2
11
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
8
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
8
Italian
3
Latin
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
6
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Colour of notation: brown
Indentation for initials: single
Locations name: France
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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