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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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occasionally
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Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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double and single rastra
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part score
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3-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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triple
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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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variable space, not on grid
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no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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staveline added
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Colour of Notation
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chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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coronae
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end symbol
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numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
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textura
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Colour of Text
black
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dark brown
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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
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
3
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
5
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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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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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
always
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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
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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