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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
parchment
2
Format
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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2
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3
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5
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6
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part consecutive
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
1
3-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
1
single
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
1
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
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Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
Painted initials type: decorated
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: straightedge
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Bologna, Italy, Biblioteca Universitaria, MS 2573 (2231), 1490s, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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