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
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
8
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
2
6
6
7
4
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
2
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
5
Latin
6
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Level of calligraphy text: poor
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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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