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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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
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freehand
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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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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves 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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
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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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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
coronae
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Flemish
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Latin
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Spanish
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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 one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
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Penned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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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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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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often
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rarely
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Voice-names
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 8-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: all staves indented
Locations part of: Great Britain
Painted initials type: decorated
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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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