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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Belgium
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Italy
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Spain
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Florence
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
13
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
14
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
1
4
3
5
3
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
8
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
11
Italian
6
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
16
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
3
grey
1
light brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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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