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
38
Physical type
choirbook
35
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
2
none visible
10
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
6
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
15
12
4
13
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2
5
3
5
4
8
5
13
6
15
7
18
8
23
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
10
quadruple
3
single
29
triple
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
4
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
10
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
36
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
display script
23
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
14
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
1
brown
4
red
28
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
38
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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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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