PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
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provided with multiple incipits
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provided with single incipit
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varies
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textura
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very high
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dark brown
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red
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Multiple Texts
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
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none visible
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rarely
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sometimes
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Borders Frequency
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never
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occasionally
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rarely
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sometimes
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full borders
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partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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historiated
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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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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historiated
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littera notabilior
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plain initials
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always
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Other Decoration Frequency
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never
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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embellished final barline
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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ornament
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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