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
5
Great Britain
1
Cities
Brussels
4
England
1
Mechelen
5
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
3
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
1
none visible
1
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
5
12
3
13
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
6
7
6
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
dark brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 7
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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