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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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Indentation for Initials
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empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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other
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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
chant (square)
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Monophonic Notation
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Level of Calligraphy
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end symbol
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repeat signs
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signes-de-renvoi
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: high
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Other decoration type: banner
Other decoration type: decorative final long
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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