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
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
1
Mechelen
3
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
6
partbook (single)
1
Material
parchment
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
2
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
3
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Material: parchment
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 5, c. 1515, All folios
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