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
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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Space Provided for Separate Text
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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other
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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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strene notation
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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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space-filler
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Language
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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cursive (italic)
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hybrida
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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
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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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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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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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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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Locations name: France
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Penned initials frequency: rarely
Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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