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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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
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Format
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Preparation
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Pricking
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Height of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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signa congruentiae
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provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
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Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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Penned Initials Frequency
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Guide letters only
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often
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sometimes
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Physical format: oblong
Presence absence of text: untexted
Type of script: cursive
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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