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
5
Belgium
5
France
1
Germany
7
Great Britain
5
Spain
1
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Brussels
3
Cambrai
1
Germany (South)
1
London
4
Mechelen
5
Munich
5
Munich, Germany
1
Netherlands
1
Vienna
5
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
18
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
4
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
5
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
3
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
printed staves
4
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
11
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
10
4
7
5
11
6
12
7
11
8
14
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
13
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
9
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
6
single
18
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
2
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
9
humanistic
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
dark brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
5
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
1
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
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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