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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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
14
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
6
dark brown
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
single rastrum
13
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
2
1
5
1
6
5
7
2
8
2
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
7
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
13
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
2
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Painted initials type: decorated
Physical type: music treatise(s) containing polyphony
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Pricking frequency: none visible
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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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