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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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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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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banner
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decorated letters
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decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: varies
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Ruling medium: straightedge
Type of notation: void mensural
Type of script: cursive
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
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