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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Manuscript
62
Physical type
choirbook
51
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
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2
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1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
56
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
9
none visible
26
normally
4
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
27
dark brown
6
light brown
6
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
62
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
29
11
14
12
10
13
3
14
1
2
6
3
5
4
8
5
10
6
23
7
22
8
32
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part opening
44
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
52
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
25
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
44
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
42
notation extended into margin
27
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
27
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
52
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
26
poor
6
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
10
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
5
French
32
German
5
Italian
15
Latin
54
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
27
poor
7
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
5
brown
29
dark brown
4
grey
1
light brown
2
red
27
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
30
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
10
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
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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