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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Pricking
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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Type of Notation
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Monophonic Notation
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Level of Calligraphy
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
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signa congruentiae
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fully texted with one or two texts
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provided with multiple incipits
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littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: never
Copy language name: Latin
Miniatures frequency: never
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 5
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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