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
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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Number of staves
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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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
1
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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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not in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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11
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notation and staves extended into margin
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chant (Gothic)
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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brown
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dark brown
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gold
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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
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
2
flourished
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historiated
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Physical format: upright
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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