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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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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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
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Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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3
notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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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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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
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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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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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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plain initials
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
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rarely
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banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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