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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Austria
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Germany
9
Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
58
Physical type
choirbook
54
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
6
none visible
18
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
58
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
38
11
22
12
9
13
2
2
7
3
8
4
11
5
19
6
24
7
26
8
41
9
58
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
27
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
43
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
55
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
5
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
21
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
47
triple
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
26
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
49
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
21
poor
3
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
5
French
17
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
56
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
32
hybrida
1
textura
18
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
21
poor
3
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
37
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
22
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
13
often
4
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
14
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
12
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 9
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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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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