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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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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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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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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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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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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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
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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hybrida
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rotonda
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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brown
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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normally
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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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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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
vignette
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Material: paper
Monophonic notation: present
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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