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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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Colour of Staves
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1-part single page
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10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part score
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3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
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7-part opening
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part opening
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n/a
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quadruple
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varies
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empty ruled staves on grid
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none
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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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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
18
varies
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Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
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display script
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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poor
4
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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yellow
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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
11
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
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rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
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never
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normally
18
occasionally
5
often
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rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
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calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
9
littera notabilior
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plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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littera notabilior
5
signa congruentiae
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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