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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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
4
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
3
reddish brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
4
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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pointers
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repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
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cursive
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hybrida
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Penned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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sometimes
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Guide letters only
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Latin
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 7
Physical type: choirbook
Planned initials frequency: normally
Presence absence of text: fully texted with two texts
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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