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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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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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Indentation for initials filled in
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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
3
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
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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fully texted with one or two texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
no
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Penned Initials Frequency
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
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Guide letters only
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never
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embellished final barline
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Colour of staves: black
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 5
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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