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
Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Casale Monferrato
1
Hradec Králové
1
Mantua
1
Savoy, France
1
Switzerland
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
6
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
1
11
2
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
5
2
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
3
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
1
provided, 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
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
6
brown
4
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of text: blue
Production method: Manuscript
Colour of staves: brown
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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