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
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Material
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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Indentation for Initials
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not 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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Adhoc Adaptation
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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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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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
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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