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
27
Physical type
choirbook
26
tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
13
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
16
dark brown
7
light brown
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
11
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
3
1
4
2
6
13
7
6
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
14
quintuple
1
single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
27
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
3
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
9
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
13
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
1
Italian
11
Latin
23
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
8
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Locations name: London
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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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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