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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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sometimes
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Indentation for initials filled in
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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
2
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
4
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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fully texted with one or 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
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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calligraphic
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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normally
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Voice-names
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embellished final barline
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: black
Locations name: Brussels
Number of staves: 10
Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: rarely
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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