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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Arundel
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London
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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
4
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
4
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
1
3
6
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
2
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
1
Latin
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
decorated
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
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Locations name: London
Colour of text: black
Production method: Manuscript
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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