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
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
6
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
6
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
4
12
2
13
1
2
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3
3
4
3
5
3
6
6
7
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9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
13
quintuple
1
single
13
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
4
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
6
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
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Indentation for initials: none
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 9
Physical format: upright
Type of notation: void mensural
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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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