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
64
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
57
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
40
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
60
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
5
none visible
31
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
20
dark brown
5
light brown
5
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
64
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
27
11
12
12
6
13
3
2
11
3
10
4
15
5
18
6
29
7
28
8
32
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
64
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
58
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
59
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
30
quadruple
1
single
42
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
20
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
brown
21
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
27
poor
2
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
23
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
59
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
8
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
19
hybrida
3
textura
24
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
27
poor
5
very high
14
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
43
blue
4
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
28
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
18
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
10
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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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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