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
5
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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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
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
5
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
quadruple
1
single
4
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
German
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Pricking frequency: always
Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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