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
30
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
6
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
27
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
9
3
8
4
12
5
15
6
18
7
15
8
17
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
30
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
15
single
23
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
25
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
1
Latin
27
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
30
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
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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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