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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Austria
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Brussels
5
Flanders
1
Mechelen
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Munich
2
Munich, Germany
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
Material
paper
5
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
2
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
Number of staves
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1
10
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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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9
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10
7
9
8
9
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
9
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
10
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy text: very poor
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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