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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Physical type
choirbook
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paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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empty ruled staves on grid
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provided, in dedicated space
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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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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
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provided with single incipit
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cursive
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roman
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Type
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decorated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Level of calligraphy text: poor
Number of staves: 7
Multiple texts: yes
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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