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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Countries
Great Britain
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Arundel
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
2
Material
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
2
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
12
2
13
1
14
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15
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16
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17
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5
3
6
3
7
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8
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9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
quadruple
1
single
2
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
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Number of staves: 6
Painted initials type: decorated
Painted initials type: zoomorphic initial
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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