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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
2
Cities
Brussels
8
Florence
1
France
1
London
1
Mechelen
9
Munich
3
Netherlands
1
Verona
1
Vienna
2
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
21
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
10
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
4
4
6
5
12
6
13
7
12
8
18
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
3
quadruple
3
single
19
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
4
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
14
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
end-symbol
2
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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