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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Arundel
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Brussels
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Eton
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London
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Mechelen
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
3
13
3
14
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15
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16
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17
1
7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
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Colour of notation: red
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 13
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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