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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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
63
Printed work
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
48
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
16
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
single leaf
1
Material
paper
46
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
36
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
13
never
8
none visible
32
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
25
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
44
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
8
12
3
13
1
14
2
15
1
2
4
3
16
4
17
5
14
6
29
7
12
8
18
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
34
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
38
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
44
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
35
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
45
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
11
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
26
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
31
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
75
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
27
n/a
13
poor
3
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
6
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
Flemish
1
French
36
German
3
Italian
24
Latin
58
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
61
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
24
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
9
display script
9
hybrida
3
roman
5
rotonda
9
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
31
n/a
13
poor
5
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
3
brown
33
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
46
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
3
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
24
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
historiated
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
vignette
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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