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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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none
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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
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staveline added
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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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light brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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7
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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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
pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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roman
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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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light brown
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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
always
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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