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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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1
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1
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2
Siena
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
5
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
6
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
1
6
5
7
2
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
3
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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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