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
Austria
1
Belgium
14
Germany
4
Great Britain
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Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
13
Germany (South)
1
Mechelen
13
Munich
3
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
20
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
17
11
9
12
4
13
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14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
6
4
9
5
14
6
20
7
18
8
20
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
15
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
4
quadruple
1
single
19
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
6
German
1
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
20
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
3
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Type of script: display script
Number of staves: 9
Number of staves: 6
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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