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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choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
oblong
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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Number of staves
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation extended into margin
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
Copying of Text
Language
French
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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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Type of Script
cursive (humanistic)
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fair
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black
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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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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flourished
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Colour of staves: brown
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
Lisbon, Portugal, Biblioteca Nacional, Colecção Dr. Ivo Cruz. MS 60, First half of 16th century, All folios
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