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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normally
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freehand
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straightedge
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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quadruple
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triple
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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other
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staveline added
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end symbol
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space-filler
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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red
12
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
6
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
sometimes
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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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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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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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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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 4-part consecutive
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Number of staves: 13
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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