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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Brussels
9
France
1
Mechelen
10
Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
parchment
16
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
5
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
15
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
16
11
7
12
2
13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
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3
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9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
quadruple
2
single
15
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
13
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Indentation for initials: double
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 7
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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