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
Great Britain
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Cities
Flanders
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Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
1
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
1
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
1
single rastrum
1
straightedge
2
Number of staves
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
3
7
1
8
1
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
quadruple
1
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
2
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Separate text: no separate text
Number of staves: 6
Penned initials type: plain initials
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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