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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choirbook
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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6
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2-part opening
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4-part opening
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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French
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fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
brown
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
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calligraphic
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normally
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Borders frequency: never
Colour of text: black
Level of calligraphy text: very high
Separate text: no separate text
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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