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
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
71
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
33
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
75
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
33
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
32
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
6
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
68
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
4
10
37
11
17
12
13
13
6
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
9
4
12
5
15
6
31
7
23
8
32
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
38
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
62
3-part score
1
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
81
4-part score
1
4-part single page
24
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
14
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
25
none
38
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
27
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
58
notation extended into margin
37
other
3
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
blue
1
brown
29
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
void mensural
78
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
34
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
1
end symbol
17
none
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
37
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
6
French
34
German
2
Italian
16
Latin
75
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
71
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
37
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
38
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
19
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
34
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
5
brown
33
dark brown
7
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
33
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
20
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
31
occasionally
12
often
13
rarely
16
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
10
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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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