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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4
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
8
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
7
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
6
dark brown
8
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
4
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
7
5
1
6
6
7
1
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
dark brown
17
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
4
Italian
4
Latin
14
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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