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
8
Belgium
13
Germany
11
Great Britain
3
Italy
5
Switzerland
2
Cities
Antwerp
1
Arundel
2
Augsburg
4
Basel
2
Brussels
12
Florence
4
France
1
Germany
1
Innsbruck
1
Italy (North)
1
London
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
11
Munich
11
Munich, Germany
1
Padua
1
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
38
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
5
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
24
11
14
12
9
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
17
4
19
5
24
6
28
7
27
8
34
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
41
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
14
quadruple
4
single
34
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
18
poor
3
very high
14
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
11
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
38
Spanish
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
40
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
23
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
23
poor
2
very high
15
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
3
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
16
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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