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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Countries
Belgium
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Cities
Belgium
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France
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
4
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
4
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
4
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
6
Italian
3
Latin
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
6
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 one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
5
light brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Physical format: upright
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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