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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Production method
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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
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Colour of Staves
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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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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
3
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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staves extended into margin
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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
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
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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Type of Script
cursive
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display script
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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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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Penned Initials Frequency
often
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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sometimes
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Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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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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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Production method: Manuscript
Type of script: hybrida
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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