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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
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Size of Music Text Area
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Colour of Staves
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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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no 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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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
poor
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
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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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provided with single incipit
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
3
brown
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red
1
Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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partial borders: two-sided
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never
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always
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decorated
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rarely
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never
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 11
Number of staves: 6
Pricking frequency: none visible
Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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