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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Belgium
10
France
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Germany
4
Great Britain
1
Italy
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
7
England
1
Florence
2
France
1
Germany (South)
2
Leipzig
1
Mechelen
8
Munich
1
Paris
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
21
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
9
normally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
12
12
5
13
4
14
2
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
7
6
10
7
11
8
15
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
7
quadruple
3
single
17
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
5
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
7
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
17
brown
5
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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