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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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
22
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
11
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
7
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
24
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
3
6
9
7
5
8
10
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
12
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
13
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
22
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Ghiselin: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 15 Julij.",
Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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