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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Spain
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Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
6
none visible
11
normally
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
13
dark brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
8
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
2
6
12
7
8
8
11
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
24
3-part score
2
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
12
single
16
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
12
other
3
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
10
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
15
German
3
Italian
11
Latin
21
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
3
poor
7
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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