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
Belgium
10
England
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
9
Italy
10
Silesia
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Bologna
1
Bruges
3
Brussels
4
England
3
Florence
3
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Italy (North)
1
London
5
Mantua
1
Mechelen
6
Munich
1
Naples
3
Northamptonshire
1
Padua
1
Rome
2
Savoy, France
1
Venice
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
36
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
6
never
9
none visible
14
normally
4
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
7
12
4
13
5
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
10
4
13
5
9
6
15
7
13
8
16
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
17
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
13
single
25
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
14
n/a
5
poor
2
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
16
German
6
Italian
8
Latin
35
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
1
rotonda
5
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
15
n/a
5
poor
1
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
5
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
13
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
6
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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