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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
3
Belgium
2
Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
1
Cities
Brussels
1
London
1
Mechelen
2
Munich
3
Naples
1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
3
2
9
3
7
4
8
5
8
6
8
7
8
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
3
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
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
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: strene notation
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Other decoration type: end-symbol
Colour of notation: red
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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