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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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
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3-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
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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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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
present
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
numbers to indicate note lengths
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Number of staves: 7
Penned initials type: plain initials
Physical type: choirbook
Type of notation: void mensural
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 38 (olim H.C.47; = MaiM 59), c. 1510-31, All folios
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