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
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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empty ruled staves 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
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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dark brown
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gold
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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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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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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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one text
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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 single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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Colour of Text
black
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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
never
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
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rarely
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calligraphic
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rarely
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sometimes
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Ruling medium: freehand
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Number of staves: 5
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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