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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Indentation for Initials
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staves not ruled on grid
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variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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12
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Colour of Notation
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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hybrida
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
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Colour of Text
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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
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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occasionally
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: three-sided
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partial borders: two- and three-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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occasionally
2
often
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rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
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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
never
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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 Frequency
always
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never
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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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banner
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 10
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 7-1-28, Late 15th century, All folios
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