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
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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dark brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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triple
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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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
4
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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Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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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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Copying of Text
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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 or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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antiqua
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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Multiple Texts
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
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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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: often
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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