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
33
Physical type
choirbook
32
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
5
dark brown
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light brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
14
12
4
2
2
3
3
4
6
5
14
6
18
7
20
8
33
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
27
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
6
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
33
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
6
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
poor
1
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
15
Italian
1
Latin
27
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
display script
22
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
14
poor
1
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
6
light brown
2
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 8
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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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