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
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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London
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Mechelen
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Stirling
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
2
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
1
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Monophonic notation: absent
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Presence absence of text: varies
Number of staves: 10
Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: none
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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