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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Cities
Arundel
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England
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London
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Stirling
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Windsor
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
4
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
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17
1
3
5
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
1
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
1
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
4
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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