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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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n/a
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Indentation for Initials
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
9
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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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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space-filler
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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varies
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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dark 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
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
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normally
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occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Physical type: choirbook
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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