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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Material
paper
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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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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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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none
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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
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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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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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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Penned Initials Type
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Planned Initials Frequency
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Voice-names
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Production method: Manuscript
Number of staves: 7
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 8
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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