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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Physical type
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
4-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
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
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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calligraphic
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plain initials
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often
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Borders frequency: never
Copy language name: Spanish
Non verbal performance instructions: pointers
Penned initials type: decorated
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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