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
24
Physical type
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
3
Format
oblong
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upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
14
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
14
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
6
11
7
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
11
7
5
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
13
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
24
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
8
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
22
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy text: very high
Other decoration frequency: never
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
Penned initials frequency: often
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
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