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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Cities
Antwerp
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3
Spain
1
Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
7
Material
paper
1
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
3
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
quintuple
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
5
Italian
1
Latin
5
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
1
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
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Number of staves: 8
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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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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