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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Arundel
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Brussels
5
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
7
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
3
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
9
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
2
single
13
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
11
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
13
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
13
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Indentation for initials: double
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 7
Physical format: upright
Type of script: display script
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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