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
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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single leaf
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
3
never
1
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
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often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
7
dark brown
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gold
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light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
11
11
6
12
6
13
2
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
8
3
9
4
14
5
15
6
19
7
14
8
17
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
17
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
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
12
none
10
single
23
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
16
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
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English
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French
6
German
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Italian
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Latin
28
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
18
n/a
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
3
brown
8
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
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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