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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paper
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left between voice parts as part of grid
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hybrida
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Colour of Text
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dark brown
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
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rarely
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Borders Frequency
never
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rarely
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Borders Size
full and partial borders
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full borders
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partial borders: one-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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normally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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flourished
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historiated
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plain initials
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trompe l'oeil
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Penned Initials Frequency
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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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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decorated
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decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
never
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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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never
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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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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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