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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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paper
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Size of Music Text Area
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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empty ruled staves on grid
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notation and staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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signa congruentiae
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fully texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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black
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Penned Initials Frequency
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calligraphic
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Planned Initials Frequency
often
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Frequency
always
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of text: red
Level of calligraphy text: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Planned initials frequency: often
Type of notation: void mensural
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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