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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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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n/a
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
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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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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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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red
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
Painted initials type: plain initials
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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