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
2
Great Britain
1
Italy
3
Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
2
Florence
2
Mechelen
2
Pordenone
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
parchment
7
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
4
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
3
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
4
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
1
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
4
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 6428, c. 1520-1530, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
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