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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Physical type
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Material
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Format
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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varies
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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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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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other
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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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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cursive (German)
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cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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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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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Extra space: variable space, not on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Type of notation: void mensural
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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