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
80
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
69
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
39
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
upright
81
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
n/a
1
never
13
none visible
30
normally
6
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
33
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
7
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
63
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
39
11
20
12
16
13
6
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
7
4
11
5
15
6
25
7
29
8
39
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
30
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
56
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
67
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
35
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
55
triple
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
66
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
11
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
56
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
31
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
33
other
4
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
brown
26
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
77
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
31
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
12
none
3
pointers
7
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
5
French
36
German
5
Italian
14
Latin
73
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
68
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
33
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
34
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
5
brown
28
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
33
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
44
yes
44
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
29
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
20
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
23
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
35
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
37
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
10
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
4
ornament
2
vignette
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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