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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France
3
Germany
9
Italy
8
Silesia
3
Cities
Augsburg
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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Rome
2
Torgau
1
Vienna
1
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1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
choirbook
34
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
5
none visible
14
normally
5
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
17
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
41
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
23
11
12
12
7
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
4
4
10
5
9
6
15
7
16
8
22
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
34
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
17
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
31
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
12
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
16
poor
3
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
20
German
7
Italian
9
Latin
34
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
18
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
16
poor
5
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
16
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
11
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
23
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
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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