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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choirbook
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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paper
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Disposition of Voice Parts
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other
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Colour of Notation
black
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dark brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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void mensural
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Level of Calligraphy
high
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coronae
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end symbol
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signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with one text
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cursive
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humanistic
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rotonda
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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black
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no
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Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
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partial borders: two-sided
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calligraphic
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plain initials
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decorative final long
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signes-de-renvoi
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Number of staves: 7
Presence absence of text: untexted
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Number of staves: 10
Colour of staves: dark brown
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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