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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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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upright
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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1-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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varies
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empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on 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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notation 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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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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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
3
often
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rarely
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calligraphic
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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never
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normally
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Presence absence of text: untexted
Disposition of voice part: n/a
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Type of script: cursive
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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