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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Physical type
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
black
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
double
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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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staves not ruled 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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provided, 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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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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gold
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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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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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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Czech
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Presence or Absence of Text
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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varies
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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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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red
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yellow
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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
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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often
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rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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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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littera notabilior
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signa congruentiae
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Copy language name: French
Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: untexted
Production method: Manuscript
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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