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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Belgium
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Antwerp
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Arundel
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Hradec Králové
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
3
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
3
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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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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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Pricking frequency: none visible
Painted initials type: historiated
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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