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
Belgium
5
Italy
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Basel
1
Brussels
2
Catalonia
1
Flanders
1
Florence
1
Germany
1
Mechelen
4
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
5
Format
oblong
1
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
3
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
6
12
2
13
1
2
2
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
10
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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