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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Pricking
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part score
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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
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4-part opening
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4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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5-part single page
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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not in dedicated space
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provided, in dedicated space
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Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
10
other
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partial additional staves
8
staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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black
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blue
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dark brown
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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strene notation
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Monophonic Notation
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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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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fully texted with one or two texts
8
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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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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hybrida
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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dark brown
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red
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reddish brown
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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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Borders Frequency
never
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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plain initials
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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flourished
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littera notabilior
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part score
Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part score
Production method: Manuscript
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
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