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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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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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brown
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red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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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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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
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Penned Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Type
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of text: dark brown
Locations name: Catalonia
Presence absence of text: untexted
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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