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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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
9
Format
oblong
2
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
2
12
2
13
1
2
5
3
5
4
6
5
9
6
10
7
7
8
9
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
3
single
14
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
4
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
3
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
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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