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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paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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5-part opening
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empty ruled staves on grid
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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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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
end symbol
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repeat signs
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fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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littera notabilior
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occasionally
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occasionally
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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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Colour of notation: brown
Colour of text: brown
Monophonic notation: present
Penned initials frequency: normally
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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