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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Portugal
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3
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Production method
Manuscript
66
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
48
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
43
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
51
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
2
never
13
none visible
36
normally
6
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
33
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
5
red
4
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
9
freehand
7
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
48
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
3
10
20
11
9
12
6
2
4
3
5
4
11
5
14
6
25
7
20
8
23
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
25
2-part score
2
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
53
3-part score
3
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
56
4-part score
1
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
34
quadruple
2
single
42
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
67
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
33
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
33
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
31
other
5
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
blue
2
brown
32
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
56
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
21
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
18
none
3
pointers
11
repeat signs
30
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
12
English
3
Flemish
3
French
43
German
6
Italian
22
Latin
58
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
52
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
37
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
54
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
67
Type of Script
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
5
display script
8
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
4
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
22
n/a
1
poor
13
very high
5
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
3
brown
36
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
16
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
13
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
13
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
11
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Number of staves: 1
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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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