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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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Pricking
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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3-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Indentation for initials filled in
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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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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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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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gold
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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present
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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cue notes
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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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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one text
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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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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
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partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
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often
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sometimes
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historiated
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always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Voice-names
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Altus partbook, all folios
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