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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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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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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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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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
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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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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signes-de-renvoi
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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varies
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (German)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
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always
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littera notabilior
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always
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
embellished final barline
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Colour of notation: red
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part consecutive
Number of staves: 8
Other decoration type: end-symbol
Other decoration type: littera notabilior
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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