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
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
1
France
1
Mechelen
1
Production method
Manuscript
3
Physical type
choirbook
3
Material
parchment
3
Format
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
2
11
1
6
1
7
2
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
3
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
1
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
3
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 (bastarda)
3
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Physical format: upright
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Dijon, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 517, c. 1465-80, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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