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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Number of staves
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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
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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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light 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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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
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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 or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Borders Frequency
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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calligraphic
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Number of staves: 6
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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