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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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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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
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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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
2
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
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
3
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
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Colour of Text
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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