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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Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Florence
2
France
1
Mechelen
5
Milan
1
Munich
2
Venice
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
13
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
none visible
5
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
5
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
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11
6
12
2
13
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2
3
3
2
4
2
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
6
quadruple
2
single
11
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
5
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
14
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
3
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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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