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
Belgium
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France
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Brussels
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Glarus, Switzerland
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London
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Mechelen
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Paris
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Stirling
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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
3
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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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
1
never
3
none visible
2
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
5
Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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2
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3
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4
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7
7
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7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
2
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Physical type: choirbook
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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