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
52
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
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2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
15
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
1
never
12
none visible
19
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
20
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
37
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
22
11
10
12
4
13
2
2
5
3
8
4
6
5
12
6
21
7
15
8
22
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
18
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
21
quadruple
4
single
35
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
22
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
7
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
19
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
12
pointers
6
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
English
2
Flemish
4
French
27
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
46
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
16
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
22
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
23
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
24
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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