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
3
France
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
2
France
6
Mechelen
2
Paris
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
11
Material
paper
1
parchment
10
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
none visible
3
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
1
4
1
5
2
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
4
quintuple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
9
Italian
1
Latin
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
6
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
littera notabilior
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 6428, c. 1520-1530, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 2, c. 1515, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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