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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
2
Great Britain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
2
Mechelen
2
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
parchment
4
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
4
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
5
1
6
2
7
2
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
single
3
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 5
Number of staves: 8
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
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