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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Italy
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Naples
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
1
parchment
3
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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2
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
3
5-part consecutive
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
2
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
often
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: untexted
Pricking frequency: none visible
Other decoration frequency: often
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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