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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Cities
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3
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
3
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
4
normally
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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12
1
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
6
5
1
6
3
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
blue
1
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
10
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
9
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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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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