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
38
Physical type
choirbook
38
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
1
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
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often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
6
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
31
11
19
12
8
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
9
4
11
5
20
6
24
7
25
8
36
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
27
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
6
quadruple
4
single
38
triple
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
18
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
3
French
8
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
35
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
29
hybrida
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
16
poor
1
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
38
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
18
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
23
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of notation: brown
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Locations part of: Czech Republic
Other decoration frequency: often
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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