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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paper
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empty ruled staves on grid
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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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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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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 and provided with incipit
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fully texted with two or more texts
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Colour of notation: brown
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 7
Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical type: choirbook
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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