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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Manuscript
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choirbook
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partbook (fragment(s))
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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rarely
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sometimes
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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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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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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
occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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Painted Initials Type
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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rarely
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sometimes
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sometimes
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Voice-names
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banner
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decorative final long
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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