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