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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Material
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parchment
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Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
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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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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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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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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decorated
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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signes-de-renvoi
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Type of notation: void mensural
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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