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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Colour of Text
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red
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red-brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
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rarely
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sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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often
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rarely
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Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
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decorated
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flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
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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sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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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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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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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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