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
chansonnier
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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4-part opening
5
4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
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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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
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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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n/a
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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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fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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untexted
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rotonda
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Colour of Text
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red
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
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normally
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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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Number of staves: 6
Physical format: oblong
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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