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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chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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10
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Material
paper
46
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
13
upright
70
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
n/a
8
never
14
none visible
23
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
83
brown
11
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
66
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
44
11
22
12
12
13
5
14
2
15
1
2
17
3
21
4
25
5
32
6
41
7
36
8
47
9
45
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
45
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
63
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
52
none
27
quadruple
5
single
62
triple
23
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
35
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
71
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
17
other
3
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
78
brown
9
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
83
Monophonic Notation
absent
67
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
27
n/a
8
poor
5
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
5
French
18
German
6
Italian
5
Latin
79
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
78
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
17
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
36
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
27
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
32
n/a
8
poor
4
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
80
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
42
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
47
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
none visible
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
never
9
occasionally
2
rarely
27
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
25
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
38
occasionally
14
often
8
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
14
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
12
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
18
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.90, 1511, Discantus partbook (All folios)
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.1274, , Altus partbook (All folios)
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