The Ballard family used several distinct types for printing music: • the
grosse musique, made in 1555 by Guillaume Le Bé, and its corresponding plainchant type (5-lined stave = 14.7 mm) • the
moyenne musique, made in Germany, and its corresponding plainchant type (5-lined stave = 10.5mm) • the
moyenne musique en ove, made by Le Bé
c.1559. This type is of the same dimensions as the standard
moyenne musique and often interspersed with it when beamed notes were called for. This type also shared clefs with it. • the
petite musique and its corresponding plainchant type (5-lined stave = 7.5 mm). This type was used whenever an economy of space was called for, such as in Christophe Ballard’s 12mo volumes. • the French lute tablature
en espace, made by
Robert Granjon c.1558 Other equipment used by the shop include decorative woodcut initials and six additional woodcuts. == References ==