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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Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Indentation for Initials
none
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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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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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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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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Multiple Texts
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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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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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Other Decoration Type
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Colour of staves: brown
Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Type of script: cursive
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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