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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Pricking
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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single
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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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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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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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other
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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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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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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
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 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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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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roman
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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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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rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Colour of staves: black
Multiple texts: no
Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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