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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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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3-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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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
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partial additional staves
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
normally
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decorated
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normally
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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Number of staves: 5
Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Colour of text: black
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
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