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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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
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upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
7
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
1
6
8
7
8
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
13
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
4
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
French
12
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
poor
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Presence absence of text: untexted
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Type of notation: void mensural
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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