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
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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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
no 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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other
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
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pointers
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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cursive (German)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
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Painted Initials Type
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Penned Initials Frequency
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Planned Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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embellished final barline
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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