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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normally
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2-part score
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17
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notation extended into margin
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15
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partially texted with one text
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partially texted with two texts
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provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
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untexted
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antiqua
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cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (bastarda)
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cursive (humanistic)
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cursive (italic)
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display script
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hybrida
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roman
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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high
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n/a
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poor
4
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Colour of Text
black
15
blue
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brown
25
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
8
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
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sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
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normally
14
occasionally
2
often
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rarely
5
sometimes
3
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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
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
ornament
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Frottole II, Venice, Italy, 1505, , "Die.viii. Ianuarii Salutis anno M.ccccciiii.",
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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