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
23
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
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sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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15
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16
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17
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11
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
18
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
3
quadruple
3
single
22
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
14
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
5
German
1
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
23
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
17
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
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zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Type of script: display script
Number of staves: 5
Colour of text: black
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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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