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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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4-part opening
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4-part single page
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left below 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
17
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
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made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
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Colour of Notation
black
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blue
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brown
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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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
fair
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high
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n/a
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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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fully texted with two or more texts
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two or more texts
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provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
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provided with two incipits
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untexted
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cursive
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cursive (italic)
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roman
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
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n/a
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Colour of Text
black
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brown
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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
2
rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
6
occasionally
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rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
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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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
signa congruentiae
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Brumel: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 17 Junij", All
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 45-48, c. 1530, Organ partbook (App. 48), all folios
Févin: Misse, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , "MDXV. Die xxii Novembris",
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