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
paper
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parchment
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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10
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves 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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Adhoc Adaptation
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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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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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
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with one text
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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humanistic
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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plain initials
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of staves: brown
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Penned initials frequency: normally
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Separate text: no separate text
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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