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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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Pricking
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
black
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1-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
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quintuple
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single
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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chant (Gothic)
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strene notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very 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
10
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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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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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Fioretti di frottole barzelette capitoli strambotti e sonetti libro secondo, Naples, Italy, 1519, , "Mccccc xviiii ad viiii de Octtobro", 48f.
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