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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Pricking
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3-part single page
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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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provided, in dedicated space
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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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provided with multiple incipits
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
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littera notabilior
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Other Decoration Type
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Colour of staves: black
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
Separate text: no separate text
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, c. 1470-85, 1-42
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