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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Physical type
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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3-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
7
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
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red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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decorated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
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often
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calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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