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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Fossombrone
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London
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
2
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
Material
paper
8
parchment
1
parchment (with 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
n/a
8
none visible
1
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
Ruling Medium
straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
2
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
n/a
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
signa congruentiae
9
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
10
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
display script
1
roman
2
rotonda
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
n/a
8
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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