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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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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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Ruling Medium
printed staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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3-part opening
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4-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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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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provided, 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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other
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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partially texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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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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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Penned initials type: plain initials
Type of script: cursive
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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