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
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Material
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Size of Music Text Area
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normally
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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9-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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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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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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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
none visible
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
occasionally
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Borders Size
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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Voice-names
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banner
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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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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