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
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Material
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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no separate text
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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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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Colour of Text
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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often
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rarely
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calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: never
Miniatures frequency: never
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Type of notation: void mensural
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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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