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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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part opening
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6-part opening
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double
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none
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triple
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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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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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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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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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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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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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully 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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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
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poor
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very high
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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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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 8
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-26 (II A 21) (olim 8707), First half of 16th century, All folios
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