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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Countries
Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Basel
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
1
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
1
11
1
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
2
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
4-part opening
1
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
signa congruentiae
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
Penned Initials Type
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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