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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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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
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
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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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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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present
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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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
Language
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Latin
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with single incipit
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cursive (humanistic)
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hybrida
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roman
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Colour of Text
black
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dark brown
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gold
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reddish brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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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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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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plain initials
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
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occasionally
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: none
Multiple texts: no
Colour of notation: dark brown
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Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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