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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Material
paper
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Pricking
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normally
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Colour of Staves
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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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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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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Copying of Text
Language
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provided with multiple incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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various
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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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
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
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Planned Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Colour of text: brown
Level of calligraphy text: high
Number of staves: 9
Physical format: upright
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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