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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England
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Basel
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Northamptonshire
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
8
parchment
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Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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3
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5
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7
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
5
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
poor
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
poor
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Level of calligraphy music: poor
Physical format: upright
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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