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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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Number of staves
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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n/a
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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 below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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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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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
6
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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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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none
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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flourished
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normally
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often
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 8
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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