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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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England
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Ferrara
3
Mechelen
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
parchment
11
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
3
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
2
5
5
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8
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
quintuple
1
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
4
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
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Painted initials type: decorated
Number of staves: 9
Material: parchment
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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