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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Production method
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Material
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Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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2-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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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
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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roman
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Colour of Text
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brown
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dark brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
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rarely
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sometimes
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plain initials
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decorative final long
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Colour of staves: black
Painted initials type: decorated
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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