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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Cities
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Brussels
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1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
21
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
9
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
4
13
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
10
7
10
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
15
single
13
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
12
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
19
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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