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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choirbook
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Format
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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provided, in dedicated space
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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
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive
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Multiple Texts
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Multiple texts: no
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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