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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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empty ruled staves on 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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notation extended into margin
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other
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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
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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untexted
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textura
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Colour of Text
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: no
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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