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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Countries
Austria
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11
Netherlands
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2
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1
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1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
57
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
43
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
45
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
oblong
11
upright
53
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
8
never
14
none visible
26
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
64
brown
9
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
7
printed staves
2
single rastrum
44
straightedge
9
Number of staves
1
3
10
31
11
17
12
16
13
7
14
4
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
11
4
19
5
25
6
28
7
23
8
31
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
45
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
13
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
28
none
25
quadruple
1
single
44
triple
7
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
10
other
3
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
64
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
23
n/a
7
poor
10
very high
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
6
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
21
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
French
4
German
6
Italian
4
Latin
61
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
61
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
5
textura
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
25
n/a
7
poor
6
very high
8
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
63
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
64
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
9
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
2
normally
15
occasionally
10
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
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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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