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
England
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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London
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Northamptonshire
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Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
3
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
2
11
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12
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13
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14
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15
2
16
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17
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
4
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
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Colour of text: blue
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Material: parchment
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Pricking frequency: always
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Canti B, Venice, Italy, 1501–1502, , "die 5 Februarij Salutis anno 1501", 56
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