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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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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single leaf
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Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
7
none visible
12
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
2
13
2
14
2
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
4
6
8
7
7
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
none
14
quintuple
1
single
14
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
22
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
8
poor
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
16
German
5
Italian
9
Latin
21
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
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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