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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Production method
Manuscript
50
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
15
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
2
never
13
none visible
28
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
26
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
5
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
35
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
7
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
6
3
6
4
7
5
13
6
23
7
13
8
16
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
2
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
38
3-part score
2
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
41
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
24
quadruple
2
single
34
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
25
other
5
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
blue
1
brown
31
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
16
n/a
1
poor
9
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
14
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
13
English
1
Flemish
3
French
33
German
8
Italian
21
Latin
41
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
28
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
51
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
19
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
16
n/a
1
poor
11
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
33
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
9
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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