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
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below voice parts as part of grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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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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other
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staveline added
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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space-filler
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textura
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Colour of Text
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
7
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
7
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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historiated
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Disposition of voice part: n/a
Number of staves: 9
Planned initials frequency: always
Presence absence of text: varies
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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