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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Austria
6
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
4
Florence
2
France
1
Italy
3
London
1
Mechelen
4
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
1
Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
4
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
12
1
2
10
3
12
4
22
5
16
6
16
7
14
8
16
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
10
single
17
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
10
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
20
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
3
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Type of notation: void mensural
Number of staves: 4
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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