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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Material
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on 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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provided, in dedicated space
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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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other
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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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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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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Copying of Text
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fully texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
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rarely
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Planned Initials Frequency
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
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Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Extra space: left between voice parts as part of grid
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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