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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Physical type
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Material
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Format
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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
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Indentation for initials filled in
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notation and staves extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
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chant (square)
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full mensural
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Monophonic Notation
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Language
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fully texted with one or two texts
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
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Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
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Painted Initials Type
flourished
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Penned Initials Frequency
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occasionally
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Physical type: choirbook
Separate text: not in dedicated space
Type of notation: chant (square)
Type of notation: void mensural
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-7 (II A 7), late 15th - early 16th century, All folios
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