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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Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
33
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
never
4
none visible
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
13
12
5
13
2
2
6
3
5
4
7
5
14
6
19
7
19
8
23
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
8
quadruple
5
single
30
triple
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
3
French
13
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
35
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
25
hybrida
2
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
18
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
6
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
red
39
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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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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