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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
6
Italy
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Cities
Brussels
5
Florence
1
Mechelen
6
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
3
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
2
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
4
12
3
13
2
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
5
7
5
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
8
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
1
single
7
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
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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