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
Manuscript
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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
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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Number of staves
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3-part score
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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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left below voice parts as part of grid
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none
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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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provided, in dedicated space
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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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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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strene notation
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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
fair
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high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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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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Language
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provided with one or two incipits
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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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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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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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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plain initials
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normally
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rarely
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Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Colour of staves: brown
Disposition of voice part: 6-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Multiple texts: yes
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 32, c. 1496-1498, All folios
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