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
Belgium
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Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
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London
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
1
occasionally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
1
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
5
1
6
1
7
2
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
3-part opening
1
4-part opening
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
1
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
2
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
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
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
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Type of notation: full mensural
Indentation for initials: double
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766, 1517-34, All folios
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