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
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Format
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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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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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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
high
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very high
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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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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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fully texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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display script
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humanistic
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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
never
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Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
Copy language name: French
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy text: poor
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Number of staves: 4
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 15075, c. 1525, All folios
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