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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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Size (height in mm)
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Pricking
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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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
3
staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two texts
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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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cursive
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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roman
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
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Painted Initials Frequency
never
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
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normally
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rarely
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sometimes
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flourished
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plain initials
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
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Indentation for initials: none
Planned initials frequency: sometimes
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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