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
Florence
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London
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
5
parchment
1
Format
oblong
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
3
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
3
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
6
5
1
6
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part score
1
4-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
1
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
1
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
1
dark brown
4
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 4
Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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