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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
4
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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never
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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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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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Number of staves
10
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
4
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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