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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choirbook
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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Indentation for Initials
double
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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space-filler
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fully texted with one text
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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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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rarely
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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decorated
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flourished
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Planned Initials Type
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 1
Other decoration frequency: never
Painted initials type: flourished
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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