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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Material
paper
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parchment
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Colour of Staves
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double rastrum
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empty ruled staves 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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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
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dark brown
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chant (square)
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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
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
2
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
Dutch
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 6-part consecutive
Number of staves: 16
Other decoration type: banner
Planned initials frequency: rarely
Type of script: textura
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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