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
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
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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
freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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Number of staves
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part opening
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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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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
2
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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brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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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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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 or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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hybrida
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yellow
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Planned Initials Frequency
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Colour of text: red
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Multiple texts: yes
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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