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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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
20
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
10
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
7
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
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15
11
9
12
5
13
1
14
1
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6
5
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6
9
7
11
8
17
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
8
single
16
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
20
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
9
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
2
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
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
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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