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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Austria
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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Augsburg
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Flanders
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London
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Munich
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
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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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
quadruple
1
single
7
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
4
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
7
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 5
Copy language name: Latin
Painted initials type: decorated
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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