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
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Cities
Brussels
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Flanders
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
1
5
2
6
3
7
2
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
4
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
quadruple
2
single
4
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
3
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
red
5
Multiple Texts
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
Other Decoration Type
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Multiple texts: yes
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Physical format: upright
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Colour of text: brown
Presence absence of text: untexted
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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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