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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
80
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
56
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
17
upright
70
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
6
never
12
none visible
39
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
42
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
4
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
64
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
30
11
15
12
9
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
4
3
4
4
11
5
14
6
32
7
16
8
19
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
34
2-part score
1
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
65
3-part score
2
3-part single page
25
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
88
4-part score
1
4-part single page
27
5-part opening
36
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
52
quadruple
4
single
40
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
76
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
31
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
27
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
62
notation extended into margin
39
other
3
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
blue
1
brown
34
dark brown
5
gold
3
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
85
Monophonic Notation
absent
74
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
31
n/a
6
poor
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
15
none
2
pointers
11
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
48
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
4
French
37
German
3
Italian
27
Latin
72
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
70
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
45
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
42
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
5
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
11
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
4
rotonda
4
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
28
n/a
6
poor
9
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
6
brown
41
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
21
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
56
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
often
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
29
occasionally
12
often
10
rarely
17
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
47
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
3
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
3
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
10
rarely
10
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
16
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
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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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