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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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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England
2
Florence
1
Italy (North)
1
Mantua
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
parchment
6
Format
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
1
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
12
2
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
5
3
6
3
7
2
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Material: parchment
Production method: Manuscript
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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