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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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
9
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
15
none visible
15
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
23
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
6
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
6
4
3
5
4
6
11
7
5
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
19
single
17
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
20
other
5
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
8
poor
9
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
2
French
16
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
36
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
19
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
23
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
38
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
8
poor
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
26
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
6
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
6
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
signa congruentiae
1
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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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