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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Great Britain
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England
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Eton
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Seville
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Tarazona
4
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
5
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
8
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
4
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
1
normally
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
2
dark brown
7
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
3
12
2
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
1
6
2
7
1
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
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
1
none
1
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
dark brown
10
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Latin
10
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
7
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
9
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
Lisbon, Portugal, Biblioteca Nacional, Colecção Dr. Ivo Cruz. MS 60, First half of 16th century, All folios
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