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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Germany (South)
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
single leaf
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
8
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
10
11
4
12
1
13
1
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
6
4
8
5
11
6
11
7
14
8
14
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
2
quadruple
2
single
22
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
11
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
20
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
10
hybrida
2
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
4
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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