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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Italy
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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paper
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oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
4
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
none
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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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Adhoc Adaptation
notation extended into margin
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
French
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fully texted with one or two texts
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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Colour of Text
brown
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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always
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normally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Type of notation: void mensural
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Multiple texts: yes
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Colour of staves: brown
Locations name: Italy
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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