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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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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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
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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ornament
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Colour of notation: red
Extra space: left below voice parts as part of grid
Locations part of: Great Britain
Number of staves: 10
Penned initials type: plain initials
Physical format: upright
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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