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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Austria
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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normally
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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2-part opening
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3-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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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
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
1
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
Type of Notation
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (German)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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very poor
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Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark 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
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Penned Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 5
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Production method: Manuscript
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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