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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Spain
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Manuscript
47
Physical type
choirbook
42
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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single leaf
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Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
1
none visible
18
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
10
dark brown
6
gold
2
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
19
11
9
12
7
13
5
14
5
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
12
3
11
4
17
5
20
6
24
7
21
8
24
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
27
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
15
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
21
none
20
quintuple
1
single
37
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
9
dark brown
9
gold
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
31
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
17
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
1
French
7
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
44
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
19
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
24
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
47
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
4
brown
10
dark brown
8
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
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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