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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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Ferrara
2
Flanders
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Florence
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Mechelen
2
Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
4
Material
paper
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
1
upright
4
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
3
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
quadruple
1
single
3
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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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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