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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Colour of Staves
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Ruling Medium
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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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other
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partial additional staves
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
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Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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signes-de-renvoi
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fully texted with two or more texts
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textura
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Multiple Texts
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Miniatures Frequency
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Borders Frequency
never
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Colour of notation: black
Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 2
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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