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
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Austria
4
Belgium
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Germany
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Cities
Brussels
3
Mechelen
4
Munich
5
Vienna
4
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
9
Material
paper
6
parchment
3
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
2
5
3
4
4
6
5
8
6
9
7
9
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
1
single
9
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
9
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
9
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Type of script: display script
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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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