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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Material
paper
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parchment
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Preparation
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Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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3-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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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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dark brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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fully texted with two or more 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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untexted
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Frequency
often
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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