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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
10
Czech Republic
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Brussels
7
Hradec Králové
1
Mechelen
10
St Gall
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
parchment
15
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
15
11
6
12
2
13
1
2
2
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
7
8
10
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
quadruple
3
single
14
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
10
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
display script
11
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
1
gold
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Colour of text: black
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 10
Pricking frequency: always
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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