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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empty ruled staves on grid
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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black
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chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
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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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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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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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banner
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littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Number of staves: 12
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
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