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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Locations of Origin
Countries
France
4
Germany
1
Italy
3
Spain
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
1
Basel
1
Belgium
1
Bourges
1
Cognac
1
Florence
3
France
4
Glarus, Switzerland
1
Paris
2
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
7
Format
oblong
3
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
7
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
11
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
12
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
2
6
4
7
3
8
7
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
5
quintuple
1
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
14
Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
13
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
12
Spanish
3
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 texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
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Type of script: cursive (Anglicana)
Type of notation: chant (square)
Ruling medium: freehand
Borders frequency: never
Disposition of voice part: 3-part score
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Physical format: upright
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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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