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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Great Britain
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Catalonia
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Florence
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1
Italy (North)
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London
3
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
2
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
12
upright
2
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
8
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
2
11
2
3
7
4
3
5
2
6
2
7
1
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
2
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
1
French
8
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
14
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Penned initials type: plain initials
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Production method: Manuscript
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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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