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
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Material
paper
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upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
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provided, 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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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
signa congruentiae
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provided with multiple incipits
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cursive (bastarda)
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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very high
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Colour of Text
black
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red
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Multiple Texts
yes
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Miniatures Frequency
rarely
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Borders Frequency
rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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Penned initials frequency: often
Extra space: none
Colour of staves: brown
Level of calligraphy text: very high
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
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