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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Belgium
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9
Naples
2
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Stirling
1
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
17
Material
paper
5
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
5
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
2
2
3
3
4
4
6
5
10
6
13
7
17
8
14
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
2
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
8
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
14
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
11
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
11
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: brown
Locations name: Torgau
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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