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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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
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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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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fully texted with two texts
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provided with single incipit
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cursive
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display script
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Type
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flourished
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Borders size: full borders
Colour of staves: brown
Copy language name: Latin
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Planned initials frequency: normally
Production method: Manuscript
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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