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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Locations of Origin
Countries
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Bologna
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Cambrai
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Ferrara
1
Stirling
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of notation: black
Material: paper
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 8
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
Cambrai, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 18 (20), c. 1520, All folios
Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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