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
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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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Number of staves
10
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11
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empty ruled staves on grid
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no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves 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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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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fully texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Penned Initials Frequency
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calligraphic
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: high
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Pricking frequency: always
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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