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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Bourges
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Ferrara
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
parchment
4
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
2
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
6
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7
3
8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
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4-part opening
4
4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
none
3
quintuple
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Latin
4
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
1
signes-de-renvoi
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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