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
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
7
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
12
1
2
4
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
10
7
6
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
16
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
5
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
8
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
1
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
rotonda
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
4
grey
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of text: red
Indentation for initials: none
Physical type: choirbook
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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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