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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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
1
Ferrara
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Flanders
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Florence
2
Germany (South)
3
Mechelen
3
Munich, Germany
1
Naples
1
Rome
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Switzerland
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
6
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
5
6
6
10
7
6
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
5
quadruple
2
single
12
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
4
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
9
hybrida
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
grey
1
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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