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
9
Germany
1
Great Britain
2
Italy
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
6
England
1
Florence
2
London
1
Mechelen
8
Milan
1
Munich
1
Venice
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
7
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
5
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
7
6
11
7
9
8
12
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
quadruple
1
single
13
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
2
French
4
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Penned initials frequency: rarely
Colour of text: red
Physical format: upright
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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