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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Format
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Pricking
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normally
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves 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
chant (square)
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full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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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space-filler
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provided with one or two incipits
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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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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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Multiple texts: yes
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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