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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Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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3
Production method
Manuscript
74
Printed work
10
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
64
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
47
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
18
upright
66
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
10
never
9
none visible
29
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
21
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
64
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
35
11
22
12
10
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
14
4
23
5
30
6
45
7
30
8
41
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
32
2-part score
2
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
58
3-part score
3
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
64
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
19
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
38
none
32
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
61
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
61
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
26
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
53
notation extended into margin
36
other
1
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
60
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
83
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
35
n/a
10
poor
5
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
17
pointers
5
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
47
signes-de-renvoi
51
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
3
Flemish
4
French
30
German
2
Italian
12
Latin
74
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
84
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
29
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
7
roman
4
rotonda
9
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
32
n/a
10
poor
7
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
58
blue
2
brown
25
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
33
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
46
yes
43
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
18
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
6
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
28
occasionally
12
often
12
rarely
18
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
historiated
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
20
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
4
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
vignette
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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