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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Manuscript
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Physical type
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Material
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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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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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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calligraphic
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plain initials
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occasionally
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often
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Voice-names
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 8-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 9-part consecutive
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: high
Number of staves: 10
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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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