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
9
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
6
parchment
3
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
2
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
6
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
6
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 5
Physical format: upright
Physical type: choirbook
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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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