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
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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single leaf
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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reddish 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
13
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14
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2
2
3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
3
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
6
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
often
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
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littera notabilior
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Level of calligraphy text: high
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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