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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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Venice
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Verona
2
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1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
131
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
102
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
84
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
37
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
23
upright
107
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
35
n/a
1
never
21
none visible
60
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
56
brown
60
dark brown
17
gold
1
light brown
4
red
4
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
15
freehand
9
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
101
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
14
Number of staves
1
4
10
53
11
34
12
22
13
9
14
4
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
14
3
14
4
24
5
24
6
47
7
31
8
40
9
48
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
39
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
42
2-part score
2
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
79
3-part score
3
3-part single page
29
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
103
4-part score
1
4-part single page
30
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
54
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
21
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
30
none
62
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
77
triple
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
108
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
16
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
83
not in dedicated space
42
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
53
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
131
notation extended into margin
63
other
6
partial additional staves
59
staveline added
32
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
82
blue
1
brown
53
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
2
red
9
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
11
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
127
Monophonic Notation
absent
106
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
67
high
41
poor
13
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
24
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
11
repeat signs
43
signa congruentiae
53
signes-de-renvoi
69
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
11
English
4
Flemish
4
French
51
German
12
Italian
27
Latin
117
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
33
fully texted with one text
112
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
36
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
57
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
59
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
27
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
12
display script
25
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
23
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
63
high
45
poor
13
very high
18
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
78
blue
5
brown
56
dark brown
14
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
43
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
72
yes
67
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
11
none visible
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
8
historiated
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
1
normally
51
occasionally
19
often
9
rarely
23
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
63
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
23
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
26
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
11
normally
14
occasionally
8
often
11
rarely
24
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
16
normally
8
occasionally
11
often
11
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
13
signes-de-renvoi
2
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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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