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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Material
paper
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Pricking
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none visible
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Ruling Medium
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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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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left between voice parts as part of grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
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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very high
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very poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Copying of Text
Language
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Latin
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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 or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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dark brown
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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
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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
full borders
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Penned Initials Frequency
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calligraphic
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Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Painted initials type: historiated
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Colour of notation: brown
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-26 (II A 21) (olim 8707), First half of 16th century, All folios
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