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
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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paper
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parchment
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Format
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Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part consecutive
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Indentation for Initials
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single
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no separate text
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not in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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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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chant (square)
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coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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space-filler
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rotonda
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Colour of Text
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Borders Frequency
always
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never
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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zoomorphic initial
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often
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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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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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occasionally
2
often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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